“Fortune has taken away, but Fortune has given.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXIII
“That which Fortune has not given, she cannot take away.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LIX: On Pleasure and Joy
“There is no sorrow in the world, when we have escaped from the fear of death.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXXVIII: On the Healing Power of the Mind
“Let us greedily enjoy our friends, because we do not know how long this privilege will be ours.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXIII
“I am endeavouring to live every day as if it were a complete life.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXI: On meeting death cheerfully
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LVIII: On Being
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LV: On Vatia’s Villa
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LI: On Baiae and Morals
“No man ought to glory except in that which is his own.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XLI: On the god within us
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XXXIX: On Noble Aspirations
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XXXVII: On Allegiance to Virtue
“He who does not wish to die cannot have wished to live.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XXX: On conquering the conqueror
“You need a change of soul rather than a change of climate.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XXVIII: On travel as a cure for discontent
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XXIV: On despising death
“You will thus understand that what you fear is either insignificant or short-lived.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XXIV: On despising death
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter IV: On the terrors of death
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter I: On Saving Time
“If you would not have a man flinch when the crisis comes, train him before it comes.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XVIII: On Festivals and Fasting
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XIII: On Groundless Fears
“Prove your words by your deeds.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XX: On practicing what you preach
