
Quote of Seneca - A happy life, therefore, is one...
Biography - Seneca:
Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman (Approximate years of birth and death).
Born: -4 - Died: 65
Period:
1st century
1st century BC
Place of birth: Spain
Born: -4 - Died: 65
Period:
1st century
1st century BC
Place of birth: Spain

A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

Translation
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See also...


Quotes about life:


Quotes about happiness:
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.



Quotes about oneself:
If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.


Seneca also said...
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