"Adversities strengthen the mind, as work strengthens the body."
Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.
Seneca is one of the Stoic philosophers.
More quotes from Seneca
- "There is no favorable wind for the sailor who does not know where he wants to go."
- "We do not have to wait to begin to live."
- "Obstacles are not to stop us, but to be overcome."
- "Study not to know more, but to know better."
- "Consider yourself perfected only when you have overcome more difficult errors."