Seneca The Younger

I would rather be sick than idle.
– Seneca

Eyes will not see when the heart wishes them to be blind.
– Seneca

Be harsh with yourself at times.
– Seneca

Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say; let speech harmonize with life.
– Seneca

He is a king who fears nothing, he is a king who desires nothing!
– Seneca

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
– Seneca

Learn how to feel joy.
– Seneca

What view is one likely to take of the state of a person’s mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?
– Seneca

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.
– Seneca

There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
– Seneca