On the fellowship of wise men
109:17
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.
17.
I have thus answered your demand, although it came under the head of subjects which I include in my volumes On Moral Philosophy.
Reflect, as I am often wont to tell you, that there is nothing in such topics for us except mental gymnastics.
For I return again and again to the thought: “What good does this do me?
Make me more brave now, more just, more restrained!
I have not yet the opportunity to make use of my training; for I still need the physician.
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 17
Content:
17.
I have thus answered your demand, although it came under the head of subjects which I include in my volumes On Moral Philosophy.
Reflect, as I am often wont to tell you, that there is nothing in such topics for us except mental gymnastics.
For I return again and again to the thought: “What good does this do me?
Make me more brave now, more just, more restrained!
I have not yet the opportunity to make use of my training; for I still need the physician.