The voice of flattery affects us after it has ceased, just as after a concert men find some agreeable air ringing in their ears to the exclusion of all serious business.
Seneca the YoungerUnfamiliarity lends weight to misfortune, and there was never a man whose grief was not heightened by surprise.
Seneca the YoungerDo you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who inquires what is said of him only works out his own misery.
Seneca the YoungerThe good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
Seneca the Younger