We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?
—Seneca
Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.
—Seneca
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.
—Seneca
Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
—Seneca
I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
—Seneca