On the approaches to philosophy
108:2
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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Things are not to be gathered at random; nor should they be greedily attacked in the mass; one will arrive at a knowledge of the whole by studying the parts.
The burden should be suited to your strength, nor should you tackle more than you can adequately handle.
Absorb not all that you wish, but all that you can hold.
Only be of a sound mind, and then you will be able to hold all that you wish.
For the more the mind receives, the more does it expand.
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the approaches to philosophy
Location: Chapter 108, Section 2
Content:
2.
Things are not to be gathered at random; nor should they be greedily attacked in the mass; one will arrive at a knowledge of the whole by studying the parts.
The burden should be suited to your strength, nor should you tackle more than you can adequately handle.
Absorb not all that you wish, but all that you can hold.
Only be of a sound mind, and then you will be able to hold all that you wish.
For the more the mind receives, the more does it expand.