John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Senea 3 BC-AD65 John Bartlett
| 1 |
| Not lost, but gone before. 1 |
| Epistolæ. 63, 16. |
| 2 |
| Whom they have injured they also hate. 2 |
| De Ira. ii. 33. |
| 3 |
| Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. 3 |
| De Providentia. 5, 9. |
| 4 |
| There is no great genius without a tincture of madness. 4 |
| De Tranquillitate Animi. 17. |
| 5 |
| Do you seek Alcides’ equal? None is, except himself. 5 |
| Hercules Furens. i. 1, 84. |
| 6 |
| Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue. 6 |
| Hercules Furens. i. 1, 255. |
| 7 |
| A good man possesses a kingdom. 7 |
| Thyestes. 380. |
| 8 |
| I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man. 8 |
| On a Happy Life. 2. (L’Estrange’s Abstract, Chap. i.) |
| Note 1. See Rogers, Quotation 8. [back] |
| Note 2. See Dryden, Quotation 83. [back] |
| Note 3. See Beaumont and Fletcher, Quotation 8. [back] |
| Note 4. See Dryden, Quotation 5. [back] |
| Note 5. See Theobald, Quotation 1. [back] |
| Note 6. See Harrington, Quotation 1. [back] |
| Note 7. See Dyer, Quotation 1. [back] |
| Note 8. See Watts, Quotation 23. [back] |