Lucius Annaeus Seneca : (9) " Every reign must submit to a greater reign. " - Lucius Annaeus Seneca " Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others. " - Lucius Annaeus Seneca " It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. " - Lucius Annaeus Seneca " There are more things to alarm us than to harm us, and we suffer more often in apprehension than reality. " - Lucius Annaeus Seneca " All cruelty springs from weakness. " - Lucius Annaeus Seneca " The first step in a person’s salvation is knowledge of their sin. " - Lucius Annaeus Seneca " One crime has to be concealed by another. " - Lucius Annaeus Seneca " What nature requires is obtainable, and within easy reach. It is for the superfluous we sweat. " - Lucius Annaeus Seneca " Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last. " - Lucius Annaeus Seneca