Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
Seneca The YoungerRead
Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the valor and nobility found in confronting challenges and adversity.
Seneca the Younger emphasizes the idea that true courage is demonstrated when a person faces adversity with bravery. He likens this struggle to a contest of divine significance, suggesting that overcoming hardships is a noble and heroic endeavor, showcasing the strength of character in the face of difficulties.
Themes
CourageAdversityConflictBraveryNobility
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech on resilience, one could say, 'As Seneca the Younger wisely stated, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity represents true courage.'
More from Seneca The Younger
All quotes βNo tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
Seneca The YoungerRead
Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery.
Seneca The YoungerRead
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.
Seneca The YoungerRead
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
Seneca The YoungerRead
Loyalty is the holiest good in the human heart.
Seneca The YoungerRead
Similar quotes
In just one year in Bosnia, thirty of my colleagues died. There is a little Somme waiting for all innocent journalists.
Robert FiskRead
We had to fight the enemy without in the Falklands. We always have to be aware of the enemy within, which is much more difficult to fight and more dangerous to liberty.
Margaret ThatcherRead
Get out and vote. If you can't vote, then register other people to vote. Get people to the polls; make sure that people who need to vote can vote.
Emma GonzalezRead
It is the obligation of every person who claims to oppose oppression to resist the oppressor by every means at his or her disposal. Not to engage in physical resistance, armed resistance to oppression, is to serve the interests of the oppressor; no more, no less. There are no exceptions to the rule, no easy out.
Assata ShakurRead
For years now I have heard the word "wait." It rings in the ear of every Negro with a piercing familiarity. This "wait" has almost always meant "never."
Martin Luther King, Jr.Read
Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
Coretta Scott KingRead