Seneca quotes

The reward of a good deed is having done it.

Long is the path of teaching through theories; short and effective through examples.

What the laws do not prohibit may be prohibited by honesty.

I was not born for one corner alone, nor like a tree. The whole world is my homeland.

No good possession is truly enjoyed unless it is shared.

It is difficult to have everyone as a friend; it is enough not to have them as enemies.

There are things that, in order to know them, it is not enough simply to have learned them.

No one can wear a mask for very long.

We do not dare to do many things because they are difficult, but they are difficult because we do not dare to do them.

Withdraw into yourself whenever you can, seek those who can make you better, and welcome those whom you can improve.

Know that when a person is a friend to themselves, they are also a friend to the whole world.

Knowing more than others is easy; the difficult thing is knowing something better than others.

A person suffers more than necessary when they suffer before it is necessary.

I know that anything may happen to me, but I also know that not everything will happen to me; therefore I hope for what is favourable and prepare for adversity.

Let this be the rule of our life: say what we feel and feel what we say. In short, let our words agree with our deeds.