Seneca Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Seneca quotes, Seneca sayings, and Seneca proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own. Seneca
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. Seneca
Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success. Seneca
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. Seneca
People pay the doctor for his trouble; for his kindness they still remain in his debt. Seneca
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. Seneca
Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men. Seneca
Life is never incomplete if it is an honorable one. At whatever point you leave life, if you leave it in the right way, it is whole. Seneca
Mercy often inflicts death. Seneca
Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment. Seneca
Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. Seneca
We suffer more in imagination than in reality. Seneca
It is not the man who has too little that is poor, but the one who hankers after more. Seneca
Whoever has nothing to hope, let him despair of nothing. Seneca
Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are. We've been using them not because we needed them but because we had them. Seneca
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. Seneca
There is never a time when new distraction will not show up; we sow them, so several will grow from the same seed. Seneca
Saving comes too late when you get to the bottom. Seneca
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit. Seneca
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. Seneca
No possession is gratifying without a companion. Seneca
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. Seneca
Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. Seneca
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. Seneca
Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. Seneca
If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living. Seneca
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. Seneca
Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony. Seneca
Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. Seneca
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. Seneca