Quote by David Mitchell

Why does any martyr cooperate with his judases?...We see a game beyond the endgame...As Seneca warned Nero: No matter how many of us you…

— David Mitchell

“Death lies heavy upon one who, known exceedingly well by all, dies unknown to himself.” —SENECA, THYESTES,”

— Ryan Holiday

“No matter how many men you kill, you can't kill your successor.”

— Seneca

“BE RUTHLESS TO THE THINGS THAT DON’T MATTER “How many have laid waste to your life when you weren’t aware of what you were…

— Ryan Holiday

“Would I fortify myself against the fear of death, it must be at the expense of Seneca: would I extract consolation for myself or…

— Michel de Montaigne

“Letter from Philippus of Athens to Lucius Annaeus Seneca: Yet the Empire of Rome that [Octavius] created has endured the harshness of a Tiberius,…

— John Williams

“I inherited my sense of passion and romance from the Romans. Specifically Nero and all the fire he possessed.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Its nothing,' said Horace quietly, 'but if you can think of any nicer way of a man killing himself than taking a risk for…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Who set Rome on fire? The man we must admire. For killing his wife, and taking the life of mother and brother and so…

— Paul L. Maier

“No man can have a peaceful life who thinks too much about lengthening it.’ Seneca (c. 4 BCE to 65 AD)”

— Julian Baggini

“In February 62, Seneca came up against an unalterable reality. Nero ceased to listen to his old tutor, he shunned his company, encouraged slander…

— Alain de Botton

“This is what you should teach me, how to be like Odysseus—how to love my country, wife and father, and how, even after suffering…

— Ryan Holiday