On the approaches to philosophy
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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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Again, he puts together some verses by Ennius, especially those which referred to Africanus: A man to whom nor friend nor foe could give Due meed for all his efforts and his deed.
From this passage the scholar declares that he infers the word opem to have meant formerly not merely assistance, but efforts.
For Ennius must mean that neither friend nor foe could pay Scipio a reward worthy of his efforts.
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 33
Content:
33.
Again, he puts together some verses by Ennius, especially those which referred to Africanus: A man to whom nor friend nor foe could give Due meed for all his efforts and his deed.
From this passage the scholar declares that he infers the word opem to have meant formerly not merely assistance, but efforts.
For Ennius must mean that neither friend nor foe could pay Scipio a reward worthy of his efforts.