On the natural fear of death
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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.
13.
But, as I was going on to remark, you see that death in itself is neither an evil nor a good; Cato experienced death most honourably, Brutus most basely.
Everything, if you add virtue, assumes a glory which it did not possess before.
We speak of a sunny room, even though the same room is pitch-dark at night.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the natural fear of death
Location: Chapter 82, Section 13
Content:
13.
But, as I was going on to remark, you see that death in itself is neither an evil nor a good; Cato experienced death most honourably, Brutus most basely.
Everything, if you add virtue, assumes a glory which it did not possess before.
We speak of a sunny room, even though the same room is pitch-dark at night.