Decent Quote by Seneca the Younger
![“Those vices [luxury and neglect of decent manners] are vices of men, not of the times. [Lat., Hominum sunt ista [vitia], non temporum.” quote by Seneca the Younger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/86a/seneca-the-younger-219_decent_those-vices-luxury-and-neglect-of-decent_2255176.jpg)
“Those vices [luxury and neglect of decent manners] are vices of men, not of the times. [Lat., Hominum sunt ista [vitia], non temporum.”
About This Quote
Source Treat: Letters from a Stoic, 65 AD
Personal moral failings are independent of historical context; virtue depends on individual choices, not era.
In simple terms: Bad habits stem from personal vice, not the times.
Key Takeaway
Focus on personal ethics over blaming society.
Themes
ethics
personal responsibility
stoicism
Mood
reflective
serious
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- daily decision making
- leadership
- education
- political discourse
Key Concepts
virtue
self‑control
moral philosophy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you cultivate virtue despite societal pressures?
- What habits reflect personal vice versus cultural trends?
A Different Perspective
Assumes all individuals have equal agency to choose virtue.
![“[Religion] attacks us in our deepest integrity - the core of our self-respect. Religion says that we would not know right from wrong, we would not know an evil, wicked act from a decent human act without divine permission, without divine authority or without, even worse, either the fear of a…” quote by Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab6/christopher-hitchens-117_action_religion-attacks-us-in-our-deepest-integ_23299.jpg)
