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Moral Letters Vol III

Seneca

§ Section 6

On self-control

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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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Now that which Panaetius replied to the question about love may be applied, I believe, to all the emotions.

In so far as we are able, let us step back from slippery places; even on dry ground it is hard enough to take a sturdy stand.