Moral Letters to Lucilius
A work by Seneca
At a glance
What korrents draws from it
Time is the only thing that is truly ours, Being everywhere means being nowhere; constant travel brings many acquaintances but no friends, Poverty is wanting more, not having too little; contented poverty is not poverty …
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- There are 8 claims from it on korrents, each quoted word for word from one of 7 parts.
- Its full text is free to read on Wikisource.
Key facts
What korrents draws from it
korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.
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Time is the only thing that is truly ours (opens korrents.com)1
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Being everywhere means being nowhere; constant travel brings many acquaintances but no friends (opens korrents.com)2
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Poverty is wanting more, not having too little; contented poverty is not poverty (opens korrents.com)2
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Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn (opens korrents.com)3
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We suffer more often in imagination than in reality (opens korrents.com)4
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Philosophy shapes the soul and guides conduct, showing what to do and what to leave undone (opens korrents.com)5
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Links
- Read it on Wikisource (Letter 1) (opens en.wikisource.org)
- Read it on Wikisource (Letter 2) (opens en.wikisource.org)
- Read it on Wikisource (Letter 7) (opens en.wikisource.org)
- Read it on Wikisource (Letter 13) (opens en.wikisource.org)
- Read it on Wikisource (Letter 16) (opens en.wikisource.org)
- Read it on Wikisource (Letter 28) (opens en.wikisource.org)
- Read it on Wikisource (Letter 47) (opens en.wikisource.org)
- 1 korrent from Letter 1 (opens korrents.com)
- 2 korrents from Letter 2 (opens korrents.com)
- 1 korrent from Letter 7 (opens korrents.com)
- 1 korrent from Letter 13 (opens korrents.com)
- 1 korrent from Letter 16 (opens korrents.com)
- 1 korrent from Letter 28 (opens korrents.com)
- 1 korrent from Letter 47 (opens korrents.com)
Sources
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 1 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 2 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 7 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 13 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 16 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 28 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 47 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 1 (tr. Richard M. Gummere, 1917) (en.wikisource.org) (opens en.wikisource.org)
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