Seneca
Stoic philosopher
Sayings by Seneca
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
Until we have begun to live, we have nothing to do but prepare to live.
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
He who is brave is free.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
To be feared is to fear: no one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
Ignorance is the cause of fear.
There are more things likely to frighten us than there are to harm us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.