Seneca

Character in Letters from a Stoic From: Letters from a Stoic

Stoic philosopher and author providing wisdom on virtue, death, time management, and living well

247 quotes

"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
Money
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."
Power
"Our life is composed only of moments, but lost in always looking to the future."
Time
"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."
Peace
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."
Motivation
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."
Courage
"You will live badly if you obey your passions; you will live well if you obey reason."
Wisdom
"The time for living is always now."
Life
"Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul."
Solitude
"True freedom is not the absence of constraints, but the right constraints."
Freedom
"The greatest kindness you can show is remembering that everyone fights a battle you know nothing about."
Kindness
"Each man should govern his life by his own principles."
Philosophy
"Knowing that you are ignorant is a great first step toward learning."
Knowledge
"We are not given a short life, but we make it short."
Time
"It is precisely in times of immunity from care that the soul should toughen itself."
Strength
"The mind of the wise man is his kingdom."
Leadership
"The path to salvation is in becoming master of yourself."
Hope
"Neither poverty nor riches is miserable; rather, it is the mind that makes one so."
Happiness
"Art consists not in rendering reality but in stimulating the imagination to conceive of it."
Art
"The capacity to endure what we cannot change is the measure of a man."
Perseverance
"To philosophy belongs the highest jurisdiction in all things."
Philosophy
"The greatest riches are health and good conscience."
Health
"Do not delay in changing your life for the better when you first recognize the need."
Motivation
"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues."
Gratitude
"It is the mark of a cultured man to be profoundly grateful."
Gratitude
"True freedom means being free from fear and desire."
Freedom
"The only wealth that is valuable is the wisdom of the soul."
Wisdom
"What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears."
Death
"To wish to be well is a part of becoming well."
Health
"The obstacle is the way to the goal."
Perseverance