Stoic Letter-Writer
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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A Roman Stoic, playwright and adviser to the emperor Nero, whose letters to his friend Lucilius teach how to meet anger, grief and the shortness of life.
Key work: Letters to Lucilius
“Nothing, Lucilius, is ours, except time.”
Key ideas, in brief (in our words)
Review each day in the evening, honestly and without cruelty.
Anger is easiest to stop at the first spark.
Rehearse misfortune so it cannot take you by surprise.
Read more: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
On the climb
Praemeditatio MalorumThe Evening ReviewThe First Spark of AngerLiving With Grief
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