A hungry people listens not to reason, not cares for justice, nor is bent by any prayers. — Seneca the Younger
The man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived. — Seneca the Younger
Those things which make the infernal regions terrible, the darkness, the prison, — Seneca the Younger
A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary — Seneca the Younger
The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life. — Seneca the Younger