On grief for lost friends
63:7
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
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7.
For my part, I do not agree with him.
To me, the thought of my dead friends is sweet and appealing.
For I have had them as if I should one day lose them; I have lost them as if I have them still.
Therefore, Lucilius, act as befits your own serenity of mind, and cease to put a wrong interpretation on the gifts of Fortune.
Fortune has taken away, but Fortune has given.
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On grief for lost friends
Location: Chapter 63, Section 7
Content:
7.
For my part, I do not agree with him.
To me, the thought of my dead friends is sweet and appealing.
For I have had them as if I should one day lose them; I have lost them as if I have them still.
Therefore, Lucilius, act as befits your own serenity of mind, and cease to put a wrong interpretation on the gifts of Fortune.
Fortune has taken away, but Fortune has given.