Seneca the Younger Quotes

When you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.

Be brave, my heart. Plant your feet and square your shoulders to the enemy. Meet him among the man-killing spears. Hold your ground. In victory, do not brag; in defeat, do not weep.

Man's inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.

You may meditate on whatever you like, but I shall meditate on the heart of a lion. That gives strength

The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.

The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.

It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.

In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later.

I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage.

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

There is a strength of a quiet endurance as significant of courage as the most daring feats of prowess.

You don't have to be a scared person. I've had so many tragedies. I've managed to withstand things that you may think you cannot tolerate. But I have the strength.

Being knee-deep in sadness or suffering and refusing to look down - to me, that represents something more powerful than someone who's never gone through difficulty.

One should be brave. It's life, there will be ups and downs. It's only when you are down, that you get the strength to get back up.

You have to be strong and calm to overcome difficult moments.

There are going to be ups and downs, but you have to have a steady mindset, regardless of the situation you're in.

I think the inner strength that I have helps me stay calm.

You're going to have highs and lows, but it's how you get through the lows.

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

What such a man needs is not courage but nerve control, cool headedness. This he can get only by practice.

No matter how hard it rains, withstand the pain.