On the diseases of the soul
75:6
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.
6.
A sick man does not call in a physician who is eloquent; but if it so happens that the physician who can cure him likewise discourses elegantly about the treatment which is to be followed, the patient will take it in good part.
For all that, he will not find any reason to congratulate himself on having discovered a physician who is eloquent.
For the case is no different from that of a skilled pilot who is also handsome.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the diseases of the soul
Location: Chapter 75, Section 6
Content:
6.
A sick man does not call in a physician who is eloquent; but if it so happens that the physician who can cure him likewise discourses elegantly about the treatment which is to be followed, the patient will take it in good part.
For all that, he will not find any reason to congratulate himself on having discovered a physician who is eloquent.
For the case is no different from that of a skilled pilot who is also handsome.