Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.”

“The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.”

“While we are postponing, life speeds by.”

“Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light. Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in Eternity.”

“It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.”

“Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.”

“Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.”

“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.”

“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”

“It is quality rather than quantity that matters.”