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Moral Letters Vol II

Seneca

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On the diseases of the soul

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Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.

Book Description: The second volume of Seneca's moral letters to Lucilius. Each letter contains Seneca's advice and wisdom won from a life of Roman politics.

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Let this be the kernel of my idea: let us say what we feel, and feel what we say; let speech harmonize with life.

That man has fulfilled his promise who is the same person both when you see him and when you hear him.