More about virtue
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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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When we see a person of such steadfastness, how can we help being conscious of the image of a nature so unusual?
Particularly if, as I remarked, it was shown to be true greatness by its consistency.
It is indeed consistency that abides; false things do not last.
Some men are like Vatinius or like Cato by turns; at times they do not think even Curius stern enough, or Fabricius poor enough, or Tubero sufficiently frugal and contented with simple things; while at other times they vie with Licinus in wealth, with Apicius in banqueting, or with Maecenas in daintiness.
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: More about virtue
Location: Chapter 120, Section 19
Content:
19.
When we see a person of such steadfastness, how can we help being conscious of the image of a nature so unusual?
Particularly if, as I remarked, it was shown to be true greatness by its consistency.
It is indeed consistency that abides; false things do not last.
Some men are like Vatinius or like Cato by turns; at times they do not think even Curius stern enough, or Fabricius poor enough, or Tubero sufficiently frugal and contented with simple things; while at other times they vie with Licinus in wealth, with Apicius in banqueting, or with Maecenas in daintiness.