Famous Seneca Quotes on Nature

"We are born under circumstances that would be favourable if we did not abandon them. It was nature's intention that there should be no need of great equipment for a good life: every individual can make himself happy."

- Seneca

"Never have I trusted Fortune, even when she seemed to offer peace. All those blessings which she kindly bestowed on me - money, public office, influence - I relegated to a place whence she could claim them back without bothering me."

- Seneca

"So the man whom restrains himself within the bounds set by nature will not notice poverty; the man who exceeds this bounds will be pursued by poverty however rich he is."

- Seneca

"The mind enjoys the complete and perfect benefit of its human destiny only when it has spurned every evil, seeking the heights and entering the secret heart of nature."

- Seneca