Who indeed could breathe his last for long? Thyestes is a first century AD fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of approximately 1112 lines of verse by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, which tells the story of Thyestes, who unwittingly ate his own children who were slaughtered and served at a banquet by his brother Atreus. At your departure Nature strips you as bare as at your entry. But the fact is, children, old men, and the sick are most prone to anger, and weakness of any sort is by nature captious.And, on the other hand, if death comes near with its summons, even though it be untimely in its arrival, though it cut one off in one’s prime, a man has had a taste of all that the longest life can give. For all the rest of existence is not life, but merely time.If you are wise, mingle these two elements: do not hope without despair, or despair without hope.But those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear for the future have a life that is very brief and troubled.No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.The works which philosophy has consecrated cannot be harmed; no age will destroy them, no age reduce them.We are all chained to fortune: the chain of one is made of gold, and wide, while that of another is short and rusty.Before I became old I tried to live well; now that I am old, I shall try to die well; but dying well means dying gladly.Good men are at peace among themselves; bad ones are equally mischievous to the good and to one another.Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one.Everyone hurries his life on and suffers from a yearning for the future and a weariness of the present. God keeps all mortal things in swift whirl turning. One of three brothers, Seneca (the Younger), moved with his family except for his mother Helvia, to Rome to get an proper education. Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work – humorist of the Silver Age of Latin literature.As a tragedian, he is best-known for his Medea and Thyestes. It comes, then, not as a help to virtue, but as a substitute for it. Here are 30 Seneca quotes to help you live a fulfilling and worthwhile life. I have passed through all the ills and dangers of the flesh; but nothing seems to me more troublesome than this. Nor is terror allayed by day; the grove is a night unto itself, and the horror of the underworld reigns even at midday. May his quotes inspire you to use your time in a wise manner and live the life of your dreams. Lowest with highest the fickle hour exchanges. The father rends his sons and with baleful jaws chews his own flesh; with hair dripping with liquid nard he sits resplendent, heavy with wine; oft-times the food sticks in his choking gullet. He realized that he was made of immaculate and timeless consciousness when meditating in his hermit cave on the island of Gotland. Come! … The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully.Apply reason to difficulties; harsh circumstances can be softened, narrow limits can be widened, and burdensome things can be made to press less severely on those who bear them cleverly.In guarding their fortune men are often closefisted, yet, when it comes to the matter of wasting time, in the case of the one thing in which it is right to be miserly, they show themselves most prodigal.Withdraw into yourself, as far as you can.
Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has something for every age to investigate. It is all the same; you will not be, and you were not. ... — Seneca, Thyestes, 619. It was during the reign of Tiberius, under the tutelage of the stoic Attalus, that Seneca learnt the basic tenets of Stoicism and of the ascetic lifestyle. What is softer than water? Thyestes, with the assisttance of his brother's wife, Aërope, whom he enticed to commit adultery, makes away with the golden ram. So, when the floods heave up from ocean’s depths and Corus[596] No lot endureth long; pain and pleasure, each in turn, give place; more quickly, pleasure. My mind gives warnings of distress at hand, presaging its own woe; oft does a fierce storm draw nigh to mariners, when without wind the tranquil waters heave. And is he not just as much of a fool who weeps because he will not be alive a thousand years from now? Thyestes by Seneca 449 ratings, 3.67 average rating, 30 reviews Thyestes Quotes Showing 1-1 of 1 “Awake, my heart, And do such deeds as in the time to come No tongue shall praise, but none refuse to tell.” ― Seneca, Thyestes. Atreus and Thyestes, the sons of Pelops by Hippodamia, governed their kingdom, every other year, having agreed to rule by turns. His asthma attacks were severe and usually passed after one hour or so. Oft-times the grove re-echoes with three-throated bayings; oft-times the house is affrighted with huge, ghostly shapes.