It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
