On the faults of the spirit
53:3
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
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But I was suffering too grievously to think of the danger, since a sluggish seasickness which brought no relief was racking me, the sort that upsets the liver without clearing it.
Therefore I laid down the law to my pilot, forcing him to make for the shore, willy-nilly.
When we drew near, I did not wait for things to be done in accordance with Vergil’s orders, until or I remembered my profession as a veteran devotee of cold water, and, clad as I was in my cloak, let myself down into the sea, just as a cold-water bather should.
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the faults of the spirit
Location: Chapter 53, Section 3
Content:
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But I was suffering too grievously to think of the danger, since a sluggish seasickness which brought no relief was racking me, the sort that upsets the liver without clearing it.
Therefore I laid down the law to my pilot, forcing him to make for the shore, willy-nilly.
When we drew near, I did not wait for things to be done in accordance with Vergil’s orders, until or I remembered my profession as a veteran devotee of cold water, and, clad as I was in my cloak, let myself down into the sea, just as a cold-water bather should.