Stoic Philosophy & Seneca Wisdom Quotes

"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials."

"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ??"

"Associate with people who are likely to improve you."

"Associate with people who are likely to improve you. #blessed"

"Associate with people who are likely to improve you. #mood"

"Associate with people who are likely to improve you. No regrets."

"Associate with people who are likely to improve you. ??"

"Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life."

"Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life. #goals"

"Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life. And I mean every word."

"Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life. This is my truth."

"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."

"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. � and that's on everything."

"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. #goals"

"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. Period."

"Every man, as long as he does not forget his own weakness, may become whatever he wishes."

"Every man, as long as he does not forget his own weakness, may become whatever he wishes. #blessed"

"Every man, as long as he does not forget his own weakness, may become whatever he wishes. #vibes"

"Every man, as long as he does not forget his own weakness, may become whatever he wishes. Every single day."

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. And I mean every word."

"Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men."

"Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men. #blessed"

"Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men. And that's the truth."

"He who is brave is free."

"He who is brave is free. This is my truth."

"If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable."

"If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable. #life"

"It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are."

"It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are. #life"

"It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are. This is my reality."

"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."

"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. #mood"

"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it."

"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it. #mood"

"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it. ??"

"It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable."

"It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. ??"

"Life is long if you know how to use it."

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Every single day."

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. ??"

"Man is affected not by events but by the view he takes of them."

"The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity."

"The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. #vibes"

"The greatest blessing is to know how to owe nothing."

"The greatest blessing is to know how to owe nothing. #vibes"

"The greatest blessing is to know how to owe nothing. No regrets."

"The greatest blessing is to know how to owe nothing. Period."

"The greatest blessing is to know how to owe nothing. This is my truth."

"The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today."

"The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. #life"

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"The mind that is anxious about future misfortunes is miserable."

"The mind that is anxious about future misfortunes is miserable. � and that's on everything."

"The mind that is anxious about future misfortunes is miserable. Period."

"The mind that is anxious about future misfortunes is miserable. ??"

"The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately."

"The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately. � no cap."

"The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately. #mood"

"The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately. ??"

"The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately. ??"

"True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future."

"True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. #blessed"

"True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. ?"

"True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. This is my truth."

"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more in imagination than in reality."

"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more in imagination than in reality. Every time."

"We must undergo a hard winter training and not rush into things for which we haven't prepared."

"We must undergo a hard winter training and not rush into things for which we haven't prepared. � and that's on everything."

"We must undergo a hard winter training and not rush into things for which we haven't prepared. ??"

"We should often withdraw into ourselves; for mixing with persons of dissimilar dispositions throws into disorder our settled composure."

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality. #mood"

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality. Always."

"What is quite unendurable is soon over."

"What is quite unendurable is soon over. #blessed"

"What is quite unendurable is soon over. #goals"

"What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears."

"While we wait for life, life passes."