Seneca

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

The mind that is not at peace with itself is a burden to itself.

He who fears death will never do anything worthy of a living man.

I am not born for one corner; my country is this whole world.

It is a part of the cure to wish to be cured.

The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like the man who wronged you.

The greatest power is that over oneself.

Life is long enough, if we know how to use it.

It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.

Every man is a slave to something.

The best ideas are common property.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.

Every man's life is a train of events, all linked together, and dependent on each other.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today.

The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like him who did the injury.

It is a great man who uses earthenware dishes as if they were silver; but it is equally great to use silver dishes as if they were earthenware.