Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes & Sayings

“Life is like a play: it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters.”

“It's not how long you live, but how well you live that matters.”

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

“The life we receive is not short, but we make it so; we are not ill-provided but use what we have wastefully.”

“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”

“A man who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary.”

“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”

“Fortune can take away riches, but not courage.”

“We should not, like sheep, follow the herd in front of us, going where others go instead of where we ought to go.”

“Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.”

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

“You are lonely, not because no one needs you, but because you care about who is next to you.”