113. Seneca on Remembering Death
On Remembering Death XXX. On Conquering the Conqueror 1. I have beheld Aufidius Bassus, that noble man, shattered in health and wrestling with his years. But they already bear upon him so heavily that he cannot be raised up; old age has settled down upon him with great, – yes, with its entire, weight. You know […]
110. Seneca on Philosophy and Death
On Philosophy and Death XXX. On Conquering the Conqueror 1. I have beheld Aufidius Bassus, that noble man, shattered in health and wrestling with his years. But they already bear upon him so heavily that he cannot be raised up; old age has settled down upon him with great, – yes, with its entire, weight. You […]
108. Seneca on the Trappings of Celebrity
On the Trappings of Celebrity XXIX. On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus 1. You have been inquiring about our friend Marcellinus and you desire to know how he is getting along. He seldom comes to see me, for no other reason than that he is afraid to hear the truth, and at present he is removed […]
105. Seneca on the Beginning of Salvation
On the Beginning of Salvation XXVIII. On Travel as a Cure for Discontent 1. Do you suppose that you alone have had this experience? Are you surprised, as if it were a novelty, that after such long travel and so many changes of scene you have not been able to shake off the gloom and […]
100. Seneca on Virtue and the Soul
On Virtue and the Soul XXVII. On the Good Which Abides 1. “What,” say you, “are you giving me advice? Indeed, have you already advised yourself, already corrected your own faults? Is this the reason why you have leisure to reform other men?” No, I am not so shameless as to undertake to cure my fellow-men […]
99. Seneca on His Own Illness
Seneca on His Own Illness XXVII. On the Good Which Abides 1. “What,” say you, “are you giving me advice? Indeed, have you already advised yourself, already corrected your own faults? Is this the reason why you have leisure to reform other men?” No, I am not so shameless as to undertake to cure my fellow-men […]
98. On Death and Freedom
On Death and freedom XXVI. On Old Age and Death 1. I was just lately telling you that I was within sight of old age. I am now afraid that I have left old age behind me. For some other word would now apply to my years, or at any rate to my body; since old age […]
97. On the Final Test of the Soul
On the Final test of the Soul XXVI. On Old Age and Death 1. I was just lately telling you that I was within sight of old age. I am now afraid that I have left old age behind me. For some other word would now apply to my years, or at any rate to my body; […]
96. On Growing Old
On Growing Old XXVI. On Old Age and Death 1. I was just lately telling you that I was within sight of old age. I am now afraid that I have left old age behind me. For some other word would now apply to my years, or at any rate to my body; since old age means […]
95. On the Need for Guidance and Oversight
On the Need for Guidance and Oversight XXV. On Reformation 1. With regard to these two friends of ours, we must proceed along different lines; the faults of the one are to be corrected, the other’s are to be crushed out. I shall take every liberty; for I do not love this one if I am unwilling […]
