Letters on Ethics to Lucilius
Seneca
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A collection of 124 letters addressing moral and philosophical questions, written to Seneca's friend Lucilius.
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“The highest good is that which is honorable. Or, more surprisingly, The sole good is that which is honorable other supposed goods are counterfeit coin.”
“Virtue while defeating adversity is just the same as it is while holding the line in the midst of prosperity yet virtue cannot be made larger or smaller it has but the one size.”
“What is it that is bad about torture or other events we regard as unfavorable? Just this, I think abasing ones mind, bowing down, yielding... None of these can happen to the man of wisdom he stands upright under any load.”