Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE - 65 ACE), also known as Seneca the Younger, was a Roman statesman, dramatist and Stoic philosopher. He was chiefly known as a philosopher who taught the Stoic art of self-restraint, mainly in order to help man better navigate and cope...
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Ovid: 40 Wise Quotes by the Influential Roman Poet
Publius Ovidius Naso, also known as Ovid (43 BCE - 17 ACE) was a Roman poet. Born in 43 BCE in the city Sulmo just outside Rome, during which Rome was still a Republic governed by the Senate. Ovid is most popular for his poetry, most notably Metamorphoses, a...
William Shakespeare: 30 Timeless Quotes by the World’s Greatest Poet
William Shakespeare was an English poet, actor and playwright. He has become immortalized through his incredibly influential plays, like Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Macbeth to name a few. He is also remembered for his considerable contributions to the...
Xenophon: 28 Powerful Quotes by the Greek General and Philosopher
Xenophon (430 BCE - 354 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian and soldier. He is known for his various historical writings, most notably "Anabasis" (Ἀνάβασιςs), which was an autobiographical work which describes Xenophon's experiences as one of the Ten Thousand, a group...
Epicurus: 35 Powerful Quotes by the Greek Philosopher
Epicurus (341-270 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded the influential Epicurean school of philosophy. A philosophy whose main goal was the attainment of happiness and tranquility of mind, mainly through the absence of pain and fear, through the...
Miyamoto Musashi: 18 Zen Quotes by the Ronin Philosopher
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke or by his Buddhist name Niten Doraku, was a famous samurai swordsman, ronin and Zen philosopher during Japan's feudal era in the 17th century. He was known as an excellent and unrivalled...