The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company

The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company

The quote "The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company" by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman philosopher and statesman, speaks to the idea that the outward expression of grief often requires more effort and energy than the actual experience of grief. Seneca believed that many people feel pressured to perform their grief for others, rather than allowing themselves to truly feel and process their emotions in solitude.