On the vitality of the soul and its attributes
113:5
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.
5.
My soul is a living thing, and so am I; but we are not two separate persons.
And why?
Because the soul is part of myself.
It will only be reckoned as a definite thing in itself, when it shall exist by itself.
But as long as it shall be part of another, it cannot be regarded as different.
And why?
I will tell you: it is because that which is different, must be personal and peculiar to itself, a whole, and complete within itself.
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the vitality of the soul and its attributes
Location: Chapter 113, Section 5
Content:
5.
My soul is a living thing, and so am I; but we are not two separate persons.
And why?
Because the soul is part of myself.
It will only be reckoned as a definite thing in itself, when it shall exist by itself.
But as long as it shall be part of another, it cannot be regarded as different.
And why?
I will tell you: it is because that which is different, must be personal and peculiar to itself, a whole, and complete within itself.