5.
Sometimes an external happening reminds him of his mortality, but it is a light blow, and merely grazes the surface of his skin.
Some trouble, I repeat, may touch him like a breath of wind, but that Supreme Good of his is unshaken.
This is what I mean: there are external disadvantages, like pimples and boils that break out upon a body which is normally strong and sound; but there is no deep-seated malady.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On business as the enemy of philosophy
Location: Chapter 72, Section 5
Content:
5.
Sometimes an external happening reminds him of his mortality, but it is a light blow, and merely grazes the surface of his skin.
Some trouble, I repeat, may touch him like a breath of wind, but that Supreme Good of his is unshaken.
This is what I mean: there are external disadvantages, like pimples and boils that break out upon a body which is normally strong and sound; but there is no deep-seated malady.