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Seneca the Younger Quotes on Virtue

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, commonly known as Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist of the first century. This page collects quotes attributed to Seneca the Younger on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Seneca the Younger:

    “It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”

  • Attributed to Seneca the Younger:

    “Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”

  • Attributed to Seneca the Younger:

    “If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favourable.”

  • Attributed to Seneca the Younger:

    “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.”

  • Attributed to Seneca the Younger:

    “He who is brave is free.”