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Seneca the Younger (4 BCE – 65 CE)

By PrestwoodIT

Author and Natural Philosopher

02 Feb 2022
Published 4 years ago.
Updated 2 years ago.

Seneca the Younger (4 BCE – 65 CE)

Stoic Tradition
Roman Stoic Statesman
81 Generations Ago

The stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger has the distinction that more of his writings survived the test of time and is therefore a valuable primary source for stoic philosophy. 

Some of my favorite translated Seneca quotes:

  • Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
  • All cruelty springs from weakness.
  • Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
  • We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
  • If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
  • No man was ever wise by chance.
  • Only time can heal what reason cannot.
By Michael Alan Prestwood. Then end.
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