Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BC – 65 AD) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and advisor to Emperor Nero. He wrote extensively on ethics, philosophy, and tragedy.
"We suffer more in imagination than in reality."
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
"He who fears death will never do anything worthy of a living man."
"Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life."
"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials."
"It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable."
"Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past."
"He suffers more than necessary who suffers before it is necessary."
"As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is."
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage."
"Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms."
"True happiness is to enjoy the present."
"Difficulties strengthen the spirit."
"He who is brave is free."
"While we wait for life, life passes."
"Life is like a play; it’s the performance that counts."
"Time heals what reason cannot."
"We are more often frightened than hurt."
"It is quality rather than quantity that matters."
"If you wish to be rich, do not add to your money."
"He who has anticipated trouble takes away its power."
"There is no easy way from the earth to the stars."
"We learn not in school but in life."
"It is not the man who has too little, but too much."
"The wise man is content with his lot."
"To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength."
"It is better to conquer grief than to deceive it."
"As long as you live, keep learning."
"Life without purpose is drifting."
"We live as if destined to live forever."
"Difficulties are meant to rouse."
"No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived."
"He who indulges in empty fears earns real fears."
"A man who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than necessary."
"Life’s like a play — what matters is how well you act."