Seneca

"The human mind is capable of anything."

"To the wise man every day is a new life."

"What have you got to show for your life?"

"Leisure without study is death; it is a tomb for a living man."

"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn."

"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."

"The human heart is like flint and steel—strike the right blow and a light shines forth."

"A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope."

"Rehearse your death, and you will live better."

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth."

"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from fear."

"I was born for something better than to be enslaved by my appetites."

"The highest good is the agreement of human beings with one another."

"Riches serve a wise man but rule a fool."

"Even in the darkest night, stars shine."

"The greatest freedom is to be free from one's desires."

"Work is not a curse; idleness is the curse."

"The mind is the king of all things."

"We cannot live only for ourselves."

"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas."

"Nature herself is the best physician."

"Better to stumble with the truth than to run smoothly with a lie."

"What is past my control is not my concern."

"The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark."

"Misfortune nobly borne is good fortune."

"A man who complains is not the man I want beside me."

"The greatest wealth is a reputation for honesty."

"I am not commanded to put myself in the way of danger; but if danger comes, I shall meet it bravely."

"The slave of yesterday will always be the slave of tomorrow."

"Nature disdains to finish anything she starts."