On reformation
25:4
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
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4.
But do you yourself, as indeed you are doing, show me that you are stout-hearted; lighten your baggage for the march.
None of our possessions is essential.
Let us return to the law of nature; for then riches are laid up for us.
The things which we actually need are free for all, or else cheap; nature craves only bread and water.
No one is poor according to this standard; when a man has limited his desires within these bounds, he can challenge the happiness of Jove himself, as Epicurus says.
I must insert in this letter one or two more of his sayings:
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On reformation
Location: Chapter 25, Section 4
Content:
4.
But do you yourself, as indeed you are doing, show me that you are stout-hearted; lighten your baggage for the march.
None of our possessions is essential.
Let us return to the law of nature; for then riches are laid up for us.
The things which we actually need are free for all, or else cheap; nature craves only bread and water.
No one is poor according to this standard; when a man has limited his desires within these bounds, he can challenge the happiness of Jove himself, as Epicurus says.
I must insert in this letter one or two more of his sayings: