Seneca’s Stoic Quotes
Seneca has been considered one of history’s greatest Stoic philosophers. Here are some popular quotes from his book Letters from a Stoic that prove this statement –
“Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.”
“If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.”
“Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are. We've been using them not because we needed them but because we had them.”
“If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.”
“Regard [a friend] as loyal, and you will make him loyal.” …show more content…
Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; for men learn while they teach.”
“Wild animals run from the dangers they actually see, and once they have escaped them worry no more. We however are tormented alike by what is past and what is to come. A number of our blessings do us harm, for memory brings back the agony of fear while foresight brings it on prematurely. No one confines his unhappiness to the
Seneca has been considered one of history’s greatest Stoic philosophers. Here are some popular quotes from his book Letters from a Stoic that prove this statement –
“Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.”
“If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.”
“Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are. We've been using them not because we needed them but because we had them.”
“If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.”
“Regard [a friend] as loyal, and you will make him loyal.” …show more content…
Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; for men learn while they teach.”
“Wild animals run from the dangers they actually see, and once they have escaped them worry no more. We however are tormented alike by what is past and what is to come. A number of our blessings do us harm, for memory brings back the agony of fear while foresight brings it on prematurely. No one confines his unhappiness to the