Nothing becomes so offensive so quickly as grief. When fresh it finds someone to console it, but when it becomes chronic, it is ridiculed and rightly.
Seneca the YoungerWe ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
Seneca the YoungerWe are more wicked together than separately. If you are forced to be in a crowd, then most of all you should withdraw into yourself.
Seneca the YoungerWhat a great blessing is a friend with a heart so trusty you may safely bury all your secrets in it.
Seneca the YoungerTrue 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. The greatest blessings of mankind are 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 the Younger