On the approaches to philosophy
108:21
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.
21. therefore, while holding to your own view, keep the whole question in abeyance in your mind.
If the theory is true, it is a mark of purity to refrain from eating flesh; if it be false, it is economy.
And what harm does it do to you to give such credence?
I am merely depriving you of food which sustains lions and vultures.”
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 21
Content:
21. therefore, while holding to your own view, keep the whole question in abeyance in your mind.
If the theory is true, it is a mark of purity to refrain from eating flesh; if it be false, it is economy.
And what harm does it do to you to give such credence?
I am merely depriving you of food which sustains lions and vultures.”