Seneca The Younger

We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth. -Seneca

The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort.
-Seneca

To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.
-Seneca

We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go.
-Seneca

The man who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive.
-Seneca

The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.
-Seneca

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

It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.
-Seneca

Silence is a lesson learned through life’s many sufferings.
-Seneca

We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
-Seneca