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Moral Letters Vol II

Seneca

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Some arguments in favour of the simple life

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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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My friend Maximus and I have been spending a most happy period of two days, taking with us very few slaves—one carriage-load—and no paraphernalia except what we wore on our persons.

The mattress lies on the ground, and I upon the mattress.

There are two rugs—one to spread beneath us and one to cover us.