On the critical condition of Marcellinus
29:7
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7.
It is mountebanks of that sort, for whom it would be more creditable to have left philosophy alone than to traffic in her, whom Marcellinus will throw in my teeth.
But I have decided to put up with taunts; he may stir my laughter, but I perchance shall stir him to tears; or, if he persist in his jokes, I shall rejoice, so to speak, in the midst of sorrow, because he is blessed with such a merry sort of lunacy.
But that kind of merriment does not last long.
Observe such men, and you will note that within a short space of time they laugh to excess and rage to excess.
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the critical condition of Marcellinus
Location: Chapter 29, Section 7
Content:
7.
It is mountebanks of that sort, for whom it would be more creditable to have left philosophy alone than to traffic in her, whom Marcellinus will throw in my teeth.
But I have decided to put up with taunts; he may stir my laughter, but I perchance shall stir him to tears; or, if he persist in his jokes, I shall rejoice, so to speak, in the midst of sorrow, because he is blessed with such a merry sort of lunacy.
But that kind of merriment does not last long.
Observe such men, and you will note that within a short space of time they laugh to excess and rage to excess.