On meeting death cheerfully
61:3
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
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3.
That which is bound to be a necessity if you rebel, is not a necessity if you desire it.
This is what I mean: he who takes his orders gladly, escapes the bitterest part of slavery,—doing what one does not want to do.
The man who does something under orders is not unhappy; he is unhappy who does something against his will.
Let us therefore so set our minds in order that we may desire whatever is demanded of us by circumstances, and above all that we may reflect upon our end without sadness.
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On meeting death cheerfully
Location: Chapter 61, Section 3
Content:
3.
That which is bound to be a necessity if you rebel, is not a necessity if you desire it.
This is what I mean: he who takes his orders gladly, escapes the bitterest part of slavery,—doing what one does not want to do.
The man who does something under orders is not unhappy; he is unhappy who does something against his will.
Let us therefore so set our minds in order that we may desire whatever is demanded of us by circumstances, and above all that we may reflect upon our end without sadness.