Seneca the Younger

No one can hold absolute power for long, controlled power endures.

Seneca the Younger

No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

Seneca the Younger

No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.

Seneca the Younger

Nothing is ours except time.

Seneca the Younger

Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.

Seneca the Younger

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.

Seneca the Younger

One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.

Seneca the Younger

Only a mind that is deeply stirred can utter something noble and beyond the power of others.

Seneca the Younger

Pleasure dies at the very moment when it charms us most.

Seneca the Younger

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

Seneca the Younger