7 Secrets to Life by Seneca
An old recipe for an exceptional life
Lucius Annaeus Seneca(c. 4 BC-AD 65) was a Roman philosopher, whose words have illuminated many people’s lives for thousands of years.
So today I’d like to share with you 7 secrets to life by Seneca and hope you’ll find it as inspirational as I have.
1-Our minds create more suffering than there is in reality
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality” ― Seneca
2-Life’s greatest metric is not its’ length, but how good it is
“As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.” ― Seneca
3-Being content is a mindset
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.” ― Seneca
4-Presuffering causes unnecessary suffering
“He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.” ― Seneca
5-Learning to live is a lifelong process
“As long as you live, keep learning how to live.”
— Seneca
6-Time puts out the destructive fire of anger
“The greatest remedy for anger is a delay.”
— Seneca
7-Life is beautiful when shared
There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
— Seneca
Final thoughts
Today I’ve shared with you 7 secrets to life by Seneca and hope you’ve found it beneficial.
Thank you for reading.
-E.K.
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