Seneca the Younger Quotes


Remember that pain has this most excellent quality. If prolonged it cannot be severe, and if severe it cannot be prolonged.


Citations

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Moral Epistles, Volume II. Translated by Richard M. Gummere, Harvard University Press, 1920, p. 195.

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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.