On master and slave
47:6
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
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6.
Another carves the priceless game birds; with unerring strokes and skilled hand he cuts choice morsels along the breast or the rump.
Hapless fellow, to live only for the purpose of cutting fat capons correctly,—unless, indeed, the other man is still more unhappy than he, who teaches this art for pleasure’s sake, rather than he who learns it because he must.
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On master and slave
Location: Chapter 47, Section 6
Content:
6.
Another carves the priceless game birds; with unerring strokes and skilled hand he cuts choice morsels along the breast or the rump.
Hapless fellow, to live only for the purpose of cutting fat capons correctly,—unless, indeed, the other man is still more unhappy than he, who teaches this art for pleasure’s sake, rather than he who learns it because he must.