To be everywhere is to be nowhere - Seneca

• A plant which is frequently moved never grows strong.
• It is not the man who has too little who is poor, but the one who hankers after more.
• There is no enjoying the possession of anything valuable unless one has someone to share it with.
• Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one: men learn as they teach.
• What fortune has made yours is not your own.
• When you look at all the people out in front of you, think of all the ones behind you.
• If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people’s opinions, you will never be rich.
• A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.
• Man’s ideal state is realized when he has fulfilled the purpose for which he was born. And what is it that reason demands of him? Something very easy – that he live in accordance with his own nature.
• No one can lead a happy life if he thinks only of himself and turns everything to his own purposes.

• There’s no difference between the one and the other – you didn’t exist and you won’t exist – you’ve no concern with either period.
• My own advice to you – and not only in the present illness but in your whole life as well – is this: refuse to let the thought of death bother you: nothing is grim when we have escaped that fear.
• Tell them of all the things men do that they would blush at sober, and that drunkenness is nothing but a state of self-induced insanity.
• Well, I have no respect for any study whatsoever if its end is the making of money.
• It’s not because they’re hard that we lose confidence; they’re hard because we lack the confidence.
• Philosophy has no business to supply vice with excuses; a sick man who is encouraged to live in a reckless manner by his doctor has not a hope of getting well.

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            There is too much gold to try to summarize. Do yourself a favor and just read it.
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Reasons to read it:

• If you're interested in Stoicism, this book is a primary source of Stoic teachings. It gives you direct access to the thoughts and ideas of one of the most prominent Stoic philosophers.
• Despite being written over two thousand years ago, Seneca's insights remain relevant and applicable to modern life. The challenges and emotions he addresses are universal and still resonate with people today..
• The letters are thought-provoking and intellectually stimulating. They can spark deep contemplation and discussions about ethics, happiness, and the human experience.
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