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Moral Letters Vol III

Seneca

§ Section 3

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.

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How can a wise man help another wise man?

He can quicken his impulses, and point out to him opportunities for honourable action.

Besides, he can develop some of his own ideas; he can impart what he has discovered.

For even in the case of the wise man something will always remain to discover, something towards which his mind may make new ventures.