On the value of advice
94:70
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.
70.
Who puts on the purple robe for the sake of flaunting it in no man’s eyes?
Who uses gold plate when he dines alone?
Who, as he flings himself down beneath the shadow of some rustic tree, displays in solitude the splendour of his luxury?
No one makes himself elegant only for his own beholding, or even for the admiration of a few friends or relatives.
Rather does he spread out his well-appointed vices in proportion to the size of the admiring crowd.
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the value of advice
Location: Chapter 94, Section 70
Content:
70.
Who puts on the purple robe for the sake of flaunting it in no man’s eyes?
Who uses gold plate when he dines alone?
Who, as he flings himself down beneath the shadow of some rustic tree, displays in solitude the splendour of his luxury?
No one makes himself elegant only for his own beholding, or even for the admiration of a few friends or relatives.
Rather does he spread out his well-appointed vices in proportion to the size of the admiring crowd.