Seneca the Younger Quotes


Men trust their eyes rather than their ears; the road by precept is long and tedious, by example short and effectual.


Citations

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Moral Epistles, Volume I. Translated by Richard M. Gummere, Harvard University Press, 1917, p. 27.

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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.