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Moral Letters Vol III

Seneca

§ Section 11

On the corporeality of virtue

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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.

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Now that I have humoured your wishes, I shall anticipate your remark, when you say: “What a game of pawns!” We dull our fine edge by such superfluous pursuits; these things make men clever, but not good.