Quotes from Seneca

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.

Nothing is ours except time.

As it is with a play, so it is with life, what matters is not how long the acting lasts, but how good it is.

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.

Be harsh with yourself at times.

What difference does it make, after all, what your position in life is if you dislike it yourself?

The worse a person is the less he feels it.

We should every night call ourselves to an account; What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired? Our vices will abort of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift.

When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.

The belly will not listen to advice.

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.

To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Fate rules the affairs of mankind with no recognizable order.

What a great blessing is a friend with a heart so trusty you may safely bury all your secrets in it.

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

We learn not in the school, but in life