Phrases by Seneca were selected from among the most famous of his works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucius Anneo Seneca<\/strong> ( Corduba<\/a>, 4 BC- Rome<\/a>, AD 65), was a Roman philosopher, politician, orator and writer known for his moralistic works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seneca stood out as an intellectual and as a politician. An accomplished orator, he was a predominant figure in Roman politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. \u201cIt matters much more what you think of yourself than what others think of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. \u201cThe reward of a good deed is having done it.\u201d [39]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. \u00abLong is the path of teaching by means of theories; brief and effective by means of examples. [43]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. \u201cWhat the laws do not prohibit, honesty can prohibit.\u201d [Four. Five]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. \u00abI was not born for a single corner, nor as a tree. My homeland is the whole world\u201d. [3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. \u201cYou do not enjoy the possession of any property if it is not in company.\u201d [60]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. \u201cIt is difficult to have everyone as friends; it is enough not to have them as enemies\u00bb. [23]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. \u00abThere are things that to know them it is not enough to have learned them\u00bb. [28]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. \u201cNo one can wear the mask for long.\u201d [14]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. \u201cWe do not dare to do many things because they are difficult, but they are difficult because we do not dare to do them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. \u201cRecollect yourself when you can, look for those who can make you better, and also receive those who you can improve.\u201d [77]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. \u201cKnow that when one is a friend to himself, he is also a friend to the whole world.\u201d [78]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 13. \u201cKnowing something more than others is easy, what is difficult is knowing something better than others.\u201d [79]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 14. \u201cHe hurts more than necessary who hurts sooner than necessary.\u201d [80]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 15. \u00abI know that everything can happen to me, but I also know that not everything will happen to me, and so I hope for the favourable and I am prepared for the adverse\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nFamous phrases of Seneca<\/h3>\n\n\n\n