On the writings of Fabianus
100:7
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Book Description: The final volume of Seneca's moral letters. Common Stoic themes emerge again and again: the unreliability of fortune, the ability to form Stoic resolve, and the importance of virtue.
7.
Read Cicero: his style has unity; it moves with a modulated pace, and is gentle without being degenerate.
The style of Asinius Pollio, on the other hand, is “bumpy,” jerky, leaving off when you least expect it.
And finally, Cicero always stops gradually; while Pollio breaks off, except in the very few cases where he cleaves to a definite rhythm and a single pattern.
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the writings of Fabianus
Location: Chapter 100, Section 7
Content:
7.
Read Cicero: his style has unity; it moves with a modulated pace, and is gentle without being degenerate.
The style of Asinius Pollio, on the other hand, is “bumpy,” jerky, leaving off when you least expect it.
And finally, Cicero always stops gradually; while Pollio breaks off, except in the very few cases where he cleaves to a definite rhythm and a single pattern.