On the fellowship of wise men
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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.
1.
You expressed a wish to know whether a wise man can help a wise man.
For we say that the wise man is completely endowed with every good, and has attained perfection; accordingly, the question arises how it is possible for anyone to help a person who possesses the Supreme Good.
Good men are mutually helpful; for each gives practice to the other’s virtues and thus maintains wisdom at its proper level.
Each needs someone with whom he may make comparisons and investigations.
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the fellowship of wise men
Location: Chapter 109, Section 1
Content:
1.
You expressed a wish to know whether a wise man can help a wise man.
For we say that the wise man is completely endowed with every good, and has attained perfection; accordingly, the question arises how it is possible for anyone to help a person who possesses the Supreme Good.
Good men are mutually helpful; for each gives practice to the other’s virtues and thus maintains wisdom at its proper level.
Each needs someone with whom he may make comparisons and investigations.