He that makes himself famous by his eloquence, justice or arms illustrates his extraction, let it be never so mean; and gives inestimable reputation to his parents. We should never have heard of Sophroniscus, but for his son, Socrates; nor of Ariosto and Gryllus, if it had not been for Xenophon and Plato.
Seneca the YoungerOne of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
Seneca the YoungerThe man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched.
Seneca the YoungerA disease is farther on the road to being cured when it breaks forth from concealment and manifests its power.
Seneca the YoungerHold fast then to this sound and wholesome rule of life; indulge the body only as far as is needful for health.
Seneca the YoungerGod has not revealed all things to man and has entrusted us with but a fragment of His mighty work. But He who directs all things, who has established and laid the foundation of the world, who has clothed Himself with Creation, He is greater and better than that which He has wrought. Hidden from our eyes, He can only be reached by the spirit.
Seneca the Younger