True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.
Seneca the ElderIt is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
Seneca the ElderNo one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition.
Seneca the ElderWe are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
Seneca the Elder