Author: Seneca
Cited by
- Gregory Galloway (1)
- IN: The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand (2013) Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, American
EPIGRAPH: The best thing that eternal law ever ordained was that it allowed to us one entrance into life, but many exits.
FROM: Letter to Lucilius, (65), Book, Italy
- Lilith Saintcrow (1)
- IN: Flesh Circus (2009) Fiction, American
EPIGRAPH: Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem.
FROM: Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, (65), Book, Italy
- Ben Bova (1)
- IN: Test of Fire (1982) Fiction, Science Fiction, American
EPIGRAPH: Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
FROM: De Providentia, (64), Essay, Italy
- Edgar Allan Poe (1)
- IN: The Purloined Letter (1845) Detective Fiction, American
EPIGRAPH: Nil sapientiae odiosius acumine nimio.
FROM: NULL, (None), [NA], Italy
- Mary Pilkington (2)
- IN: Historical Beauties for Young Ladies, Intended to Lead the Female Mind to the Love and Practice of Moral Goodness. (1804) Fiction, British
EPIGRAPH: A good conscience is both the testimony and reward of a good life-
FROM: NULL, (None), [NA], Italy
- Anne Fuller (1)
- IN: The Son of Ethelwolf: An Historical Tale (1789) Fiction, British
EPIGRAPH: There is no spectacle more grateful to the Gods, than that of a virtuous Man struggling with Adversity."
FROM: NULL, (None), NULL, Italy
- Sebastian Faulks (1)
- IN: Engleby (2007) Fiction, British
EPIGRAPH: It is a small part of life we really live. Indeed, all the rest is not life but merely time.
FROM: On the Shortness of Life, (49), Essay, Italy
- Yasmine Galenorn (1)
- IN: Shadow Rising (2012) Fantasy, American
EPIGRAPH: Life is neither a good nor an evil, it is a field for good and evil.
FROM: Roman Philosopher, (None), NULL, Italy
- R. D. Blackmore (1)
- IN: Lorna Doone (1869) Fiction, NULL
EPIGRAPH: Not for me the land of Pelops, not for me a pile of gold
Be it to possess, nor to surpass the winds in speed;
But beneath this rock I'll sing, and thee within my arms enfold,
While I watch my sheep together toward Silican waters feed.
FROM: NULL, (None), NULL, NULL