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Letter LIII. On the Faults of the Spirit

In letter 53 Seneca uses a personal experience of a sea voyage to affirm that we easily overlook our faults, even those that constantly…

Jul 25, 2021

Letter LIII. On the Faults of the Spirit

Jul 25, 2021

Letter LII. On Choosing our Teachers

Seneca says that very few men find their way to the truth without anyone’s help, carving their own passage, and that most of us need…

Jul 15, 2021

Letter LII. On Choosing our Teachers

Jul 15, 2021

Letter LI. On Baiae and Morals — The Stoic Letters

May 1, 2021

Letter LI. On Baiae and Morals — The Stoic Letters

May 1, 2021

Letter L. On our Blindness and its Cure

https://thestoicletters.com/letter-l-on-our-blindness-and-its-cure/

Mar 27, 2021

Letter L. On our Blindness and its Cure

Mar 27, 2021

Letter XLIX. On the Shortness of Life

Letter 49 discusses a very relevant theme for Seneca, which he dealt with in depth in his book “On the Shortness of Life“. In this letter…

Mar 12, 2021

Letter XLIX. On the Shortness of Life

Mar 12, 2021

Letter XLVIII. On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher

In the letter 48, Seneca for the first time sharply criticizes Epicureanism, the antagonistic philosophy toward Stoicism. The central…

Feb 26, 2021

Letter XLVIII. On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher

Feb 26, 2021

Letter XLVII. On Master and Slave

In letter 47 Seneca talks about the relationship between master and slave and brings some of his most striking phrases: “No servitude is…

Feb 20, 2021

Letter XLVII. On Master and Slave

Feb 20, 2021

Letter: XLVI. On a New Book by Lucilius

Letter 46 is quite particular to Lucilius and contains little actual message. However it is a good example of a laudatory text.

Feb 20, 2021

Letter: XLVI. On a New Book by Lucilius

Feb 20, 2021

Letter XLV: On Sophistical Argumentation — The Stoic Letters

In the letter 45 Sêneca talks about the sophist school and defines it as a futile exercise:

Feb 7, 2021

Letter XLV: On Sophistical Argumentation — The Stoic Letters

Feb 7, 2021

Letter XLIV. On Philosophy and Pedigrees

The letter 44 is quite significant for the present days where it is common to complain about the “privileges” of others and play the…

Feb 5, 2021

Letter XLIV. On Philosophy and Pedigrees

Feb 5, 2021

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The Stoic philosophy Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Quotes, sayings, and other resources to help to apply Stoicism to your own daily life.

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