Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman (c. 1 BCE to 65 CE); born in Corduba; adviser to Nero from 54; author of the Moral Letters to Lucilius.
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Time is the only thing that is truly ours
Nothing, Lucilius, is ours, except time.
en.wikisource.orgSaid c. 62–65 CEThis on korrents
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Being everywhere means being nowhere; constant travel brings many acquaintances but no friends
Everywhere means nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends.
en.wikisource.orgSaid c. 62–65 CEThis on korrents
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Time is the only thing that is truly ours
Nothing, Lucilius, is ours, except time.
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 1 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) Said c. 62–65 CE
Being everywhere means being nowhere; constant travel brings many acquaintances but no friends
Everywhere means nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends.
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 2 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) Said c. 62–65 CE
Poverty is wanting more, not having too little; contented poverty is not poverty
Indeed, if it be contented, it is not poverty at all. It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 2 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) Said c. 62–65 CE
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Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn
Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; for men learn while they teach.
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 7 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) Said c. 62–65 CE
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality
There are more things, Lucilius, likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 13 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) Said c. 62–65 CE
Philosophy shapes the soul and guides conduct, showing what to do and what to leave undone
It moulds and constructs the soul; it orders our life, guides our conduct, shows us what we should do and what we should leave undone; it sits at the helm and directs our course as we waver amid uncertainties.
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 16 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) Said c. 62–65 CE
A troubled person needs a change of soul rather than a change of place
You need a change of soul rather than a change of climate.
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 28 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) Said c. 62–65 CE
Treat those beneath you as you would want those above you to treat you
But this is the kernel of my advice: Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your betters.
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 47 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) Said c. 62–65 CE
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