Seneca the Younger Quotes


Do you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who inquires what is said of him only works out his own misery.


Citations

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Moral Essays, Volume I: De Ira. Translated by John W. Basore, Harvard University Press, 1928, p. 277.

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Seneca the Younger
Seneca the Younger
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  • Nationality: Roman
  • Profession: Philosopher

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger (/ˈsɛnɪkə/; c. 4 BC – AD 65), usually known as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work, satirist from the Silver Age of Latin literature.