Seneca Quotes

“Pretense is of no avail. Few are deceived by the face that is just painted on: one's true identity goes straight to the core. Deceits have nothing solid about them. A lie is a tenuous thing, and on inspection, transparent.”
― Margaret Graver, Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic

“No good is enjoyable to possess without a companion.”
― Margaret Graver, Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic

“Right away, he seeks to differentiate the Stoic view from that of the old Cynic philosophers, for whom the word “impassivity” (apatheia) meant that one should actually be insensitive to the death of one’s friends. This is not what Stoics have in mind. For them, even the best and most mature person will feel the loss, but wisdom means that they can still lead a fulfilling life.”
― Seneca, Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic