Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca th Quotes

A collection of quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca th.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, commonly known as Seneca the Younger, was a Roman philosopher, statesman, and playwright during the first century AD. Born in Hispania, he became a prominent figure in Emperor Nero's court, serving as his advisor and tutor. Seneca's philosophical works, encompassing Stoicism, ethics, and morality, have greatly influenced Western thought and continue to be widely studied today. As a prolific writer, he left behind an extensive collection of essays, moral letters, and tragedies that explored human nature, the pursuit of happiness, and the importance of virtue. Seneca's reflections on life and death remain emblematic of his intellectual legacy.

Virtue depends partly upon training and partly upon practice

Virtue depends partly upon training and partly upon practice; you must learn first, and then strengthen your learning by action. If this be true, not only do the doctrines of wisdom help us but the precepts also, which check and banish our emotions by a sort of official decree.

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