Seneca Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Seneca quotes, Seneca sayings, and Seneca proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. Seneca
As each day arises, welcome it as the very best day of all, and make it your own possession. We must seize what flees. Seneca
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn. Seneca
You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different than being dead? Seneca
While we are postponing life speeds by. Seneca
Golden roofs break men's rest. Seneca
I had rather never receive kindness than never bestow one. Seneca
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember. Seneca
The profit of a good action is to have done it. Seneca
The fates lead him who will — him who won't, they drag. Seneca
Lack of confidence is not the result of difficulty; the difficulty comes from a lack of confidence. Seneca
It is part of the cure to want to be cured. Seneca
All art is an imitation of nature. Seneca
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember. Seneca
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn. Seneca
He who indulges in empty fears earns himself real fears. Seneca
Most people complain that life is too short. To these bitter folk, life hurtles by like a runaway mare, so fast and furious that it is impossible to discern its meaning before it is too late. Seneca
Life is long and there is enough of it for satisfying personal accomplishments if we use our hours well. Seneca
When time is squandered in the pursuit of pleasure or in vain idleness, when it is spent with no real purpose, the finality of death fast approaches and it is only then, when we are forced to, that we at last take a good hard look at how we have spent our life-just as we become aware that it is ending. Seneca
The time we are given is not brief, but we make it so. We do not lack time; on the contrary, there is so much of it that we waste an awful lot. Seneca
Nature has been good to us, not cruel. A life spent can truly be a long life. Seneca
He who boasts of his descent praises the deeds of another. Seneca
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca
Failure changes for the better, success for the worse. Seneca
Admire those who attempt great things—even if they fail. Seneca
He who would do great things should not attempt them alone. Seneca
As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without culture, so the mind, without cultivation, can never produce good fruit. Seneca
There are only a few who control themselves and their affairs by a guiding purpose; the rest do not proceed; they have merely swept along like objects afloat in a river. Seneca
The life of folly is empty of gratitude, full of anxiety; it is focused wholly on the future. Seneca