No man was ever wise by chance.Seneca
Seneca Quotes on Wisdom
Seneca on wisdom: 19 quotes, pulled from the QuotePlace Wisdom collection and gathered here. Read them together and a theme emerges that the full author page can bury. About the author: Seneca (4 BCE–65) — Philosopher.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.Seneca
If one does not know to which port is sailing, no wind is favorable.Seneca
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.Seneca
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.Seneca
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember.Seneca
He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.Seneca
We learn not in school, but in life.Seneca
Fate leads the willing and drags along the reluctant.Seneca
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.Seneca
We suffer more in imagination than in reality.Seneca
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.Seneca
No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don't have.Seneca
We learn not in the school, but in life.Seneca
Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms; you will be able to use them better when you are older.Seneca
All cruelty springs from weakness.Seneca
Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms, you'll be able to use them better when you're older.Seneca
The greatest blessing of mankind is within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.Seneca
We learn by teaching.Seneca