Home
logo
English German French
language
Seneca

Quote of Seneca - If one does not know to...


Biography - Seneca:

Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman (Approximate years of birth and death).
Born: -4 - Died: 65
Period:
1st century
1st century BC
Place of birth: Spain
Spain

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.


Note 

Note



Letter LXXI

Other version: "There is no favorable wind for the sailor who doesn't know where to go."


Quote source: Epistulae morales ad Lucilium

Internet Archive - Seneca - Selected Philosophical letters (en) 

Wikisource - Sénèque - Œuvres complètes (fr) 



If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

info  Background photo by Austin Neill on Unsplash




Translation

Translation

(French, German, Latin, Italian)



French
Il n'y a point de vent favorable pour qui ne sait pas dans quel port il veut entrer.

German
Wer den Hafen nicht kennt, in den er segeln will, für den ist kein Wind der richtige.

Latin
Ignoranti quem portum petat nullus suus ventus est.

Italian
Nessun vento è favorevole per il marinaio che non sa a quale porto vuol approdare.




See also 

See also...



If you don't know where you are going any road can take you there.

To progress, it is not enough to want to act, one must first know in which direction to act.

Knowing where you want to go is a good start; but you have to show you are on your way.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.





Quotes for: wind


Quotes

Quotes for: wind


Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.





Since I grew tired of the chase
And search, I learned to find;
And since the wind blows in my face,
I sail with every wind.






The dunes change with the wind, but the desert remains the same.





The wind is rising!... We must try to live!





Beware of spitting against the wind!





The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.











Quotes

Seneca also said...


A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





The language of truth is simple.





Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
Seneca / 





A great part of progress consists in the desire to make progress.





Let the other side be heard as well.
Seneca / 





It takes the whole of life to learn how to live.












info   A quotation is a statement taken out of its context. Therefore, it is necessary to place any quotation within its author's work and its historical, geographical or philosophical context in order to fully understand its meaning. | The quotations stated on this site express their authors' opinion and do not reflect that of Buboquote.com


info   Image attribution:  title, author, license and source of the original file on Wikipedia. Modifications: changes have been made from the original file (cropping, resizing, renaming and color change).



logo

 Subscribe to the quote of the day email

Subscribe to the Quote of the Day to receive a quote every day in your inbox. It is spam-free and you can unsubscribe at any time. Subscribe to the quote of the day email