18.
Imagine that nature is saying to us: “Those things of which you complain are the same for all.
I cannot give anything easier to any man, but whoever wishes will make things easier for himself.” In what way?
By equanimity.
You must suffer pain, and thirst, and hunger, and old age too, if a longer stay among men shall be granted you; you must be sick, and you must suffer loss and death.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the lesson to be drawn from the burning of Lyons
Location: Chapter 91, Section 18
Content:
18.
Imagine that nature is saying to us: “Those things of which you complain are the same for all.
I cannot give anything easier to any man, but whoever wishes will make things easier for himself.” In what way?
By equanimity.
You must suffer pain, and thirst, and hunger, and old age too, if a longer stay among men shall be granted you; you must be sick, and you must suffer loss and death.