On the lesson to be drawn from the burning of Lyons
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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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All this has affected our friend Liberalis, bending his will, which is usually so steadfast and erect in the face of his own trials.
And not without reason has he been shaken; for it is the unexpected that puts the heaviest load upon us.
Strangeness adds to the weight of calamities, and every mortal feels the greater pain as a result of that which also brings surprise.
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 3
Content:
3.
All this has affected our friend Liberalis, bending his will, which is usually so steadfast and erect in the face of his own trials.
And not without reason has he been shaken; for it is the unexpected that puts the heaviest load upon us.
Strangeness adds to the weight of calamities, and every mortal feels the greater pain as a result of that which also brings surprise.