Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Seneca Quotes

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by...

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by...

I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use:...

I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use:...

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands

A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it...

There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it...

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

A multitude of executions discredits a king, as a multitude of funerals a doctor

A multitude of executions discredits a king, as a multitude of funerals a doctor

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may...

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may...

If you judge, investigate

If you judge, investigate

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

No man ever became wise by chance

No man ever became wise by chance

Never under any circumstances say that meditation and wisdom are different; they are one unity,...

Never under any circumstances say that meditation and wisdom are different; they are one unity,...

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

Say not, Why were the former days better than this? For it is not from...

Say not, Why were the former days better than this? For it is not from...