“Many men, when they begin to grow old, prove this by no other evidence than by complaining of the waywardness of the young and the altered manners of men.”
— Seneca, Letters from a Stoic
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The moral letters to Lucilius: 124 surviving letters of practical instruction.
Seneca. Roman statesman, playwright and adviser to Nero, born around 4 BCE in Córdoba and forced to take his own life in 65 CE. His moral letters were written late, addressed to his friend Lucilius, and are the most practical writing the Stoics left behind.
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