Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall

All cruelty springs from weakness

All art is but imitation of nature

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer’s hand

A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand

A man’s as miserable as he thinks he is

A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary

A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature

A great mind becomes a great fortune

A great fortune is a great slavery

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer

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

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Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall

All cruelty springs from weakness

All art is but imitation of nature

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer’s hand

A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand

A man’s as miserable as he thinks he is

A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary

A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature

A great mind becomes a great fortune

A great fortune is a great slavery

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer

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