"Love in its essence is spiritual fire " — Lucius Annaeus Seneca

It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should refuse an offer of marriage

Source: Emma (1815)

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry

Source: Miscellaneous Aphorisms (1911)

To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with

Source: Following the Equator, ch. 48 (1897)

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict

Source: Self-Culture (1838)

'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Source: In Memoriam A.H.H., canto 27 (1849)

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

Source: What I Believe (1925)

Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote