On true and false riches
110:11
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.
11.
What, then, do I now encourage you to do?
Nothing new—we are not trying to find cures for new evils—but this first of all: namely, to see clearly for yourself what is necessary and what is superfluous.
What is necessary will meet you everywhere; what is superfluous has always to be hunted out—and with great endeavour.
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On true and false riches
Location: Chapter 110, Section 11
Content:
11.
What, then, do I now encourage you to do?
Nothing new—we are not trying to find cures for new evils—but this first of all: namely, to see clearly for yourself what is necessary and what is superfluous.
What is necessary will meet you everywhere; what is superfluous has always to be hunted out—and with great endeavour.