Moral Letters to Lucilius

Moral Letters to Lucilius

By Seneca.

Translated by Richard M. Gummere.

Table of Contents

1. Titlepage
2. Imprint
3. Introduction
4. The Text
5. Moral Letters to Lucilius
   1. Letter I: On Saving Time
   2. Letter II: On Discursiveness in Reading
   3. Letter III: On True and False Friendship
   4. Letter IV: On the Terrors of Death
   5. Letter V: The Philosopher’s Mean
   6. Letter VI: On Sharing Knowledge
   7. Letter VII: On Crowds
   8. Letter VIII: On the Philosopher’s Seclusion
   9. Letter IX: On Philosophy and Friendship
   10. Letter X: On Living to Oneself
   11. Letter XI: On the Blush of Modesty
   12. Letter XII: On Old Age
   13. Letter XIII: On Groundless Fears
   14. Letter XIV: On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World
   15. Letter XV: On Brawn and Brains
   16. Letter XVI: On Philosophy, the Guide of Life
   17. Letter XVII: On Philosophy and Riches
   18. Letter XVIII: On Festivals and Fasting
   19. Letter XIX: On Worldliness and Retirement
   20. Letter XX: On Practising What You Preach
   21. Letter XXI: On the Renown Which My Writings Will Bring You
   22. Letter XXII: On the Futility of Halfway Measures
   23. Letter XXIII: On the True Joy Which Comes from Philosophy
   24. Letter XXIV: On Despising Death
   25. Letter XXV: On Reformation
   26. Letter XXVI: On Old Age and Death
   27. Letter XXVII: On the Good Which Abides
   28. Letter XXVIII: On Travel as a Cure for Discontent
   29. Letter XXIX: On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus
   30. Letter XXX: On Conquering the Conqueror
   31. Letter XXXI: On Siren Songs
   32. Letter XXXII: On Progress
   33. Letter XXXIII: On the Futility of Learning Maxims
   34. Letter XXXIV: On a Promising Pupil
   35. Letter XXXV: On the Friendship of Kindred Minds
   36. Letter XXXVI: On the Value of Retirement
   37. Letter XXXVII: On Allegiance to Virtue
   38. Letter XXXVIII: On Quiet Conversation
   39. Letter XXXIX: On Noble Aspirations
   40. Letter XL: On the Proper Style for a Philosopher’s Discourse
   41. Letter XLI: On the God Within Us
   42. Letter XLII: On Values
   43. Letter XLIII: On the Relativity of Fame
   44. Letter XLIV: On Philosophy and Pedigrees
   45. Letter XLV: On Sophistical Argumentation
   46. Letter XLVI: On a New Book by Lucilius
   47. Letter XLVII: On Master and Slave
   48. Letter XLVIII: On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher
   49. Letter XLIX: On the Shortness of Life
   50. Letter L: On Our Blindness and Its Cure
   51. Letter LI: On Baiae and Morals
   52. Letter LII: On Choosing Our Teachers
   53. Letter LIII: On the Faults of the Spirit
   54. Letter LIV: On Asthma and Death
   55. Letter LV: On Vatia’s Villa
   56. Letter LVI: On Quiet and Study
   57. Letter LVII: On the Trials of Travel
   58. Letter LVIII: On Being
   59. Letter LIX: On Pleasure and Joy
   60. Letter LX: On Harmful Prayers
   61. Letter LXI: On Meeting Death Cheerfully
   62. Letter LXII: On Good Company
   63. Letter LXIII: On Grief for Lost Friends
   64. Letter LXIV: On the Philosopher’s Task
   65. Letter LXV: On the First Cause
   66. Letter LXVI: On Various Aspects of Virtue
   67. Letter LXVII: On Ill-Health and Endurance of Suffering
   68. Letter LXVIII: On Wisdom and Retirement
   69. Letter LXIX: On Rest and Restlessness
   70. Letter LXX: On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable
   71. Letter LXXI: On the Supreme Good
   72. Letter LXXII: On Business as the Enemy of Philosophy
   73. Letter LXXIII: On Philosophers and Kings
   74. Letter LXXIV: On Virtue as a Refuge from Worldly Distractions
   75. Letter LXXV: On the Diseases of the Soul
   76. Letter LXXVI: On Learning Wisdom in Old Age
   77. Letter LXXVII: On Taking One’s Own Life
   78. Letter LXXVIII: On the Healing Power of the Mind
   79. Letter LXXIX: On the Rewards of Scientific Discovery
   80. Letter LXXX: On Worldly Deceptions
   81. Letter LXXXI: On Benefits
   82. Letter LXXXII: On the Natural Fear of Death
   83. Letter LXXXIII: On Drunkenness
   84. Letter LXXXIV: On Gathering Ideas
   85. Letter LXXXV: On Some Vain Syllogisms
   86. Letter LXXXVI: On Scipio’s Villa
   87. Letter LXXXVII: Some Arguments in Favour of the Simple Life
   88. Letter LXXXVIII: On Liberal and Vocational Studies
   89. Letter LXXXIX: On the Parts of Philosophy
   90. Letter XC: On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man
   91. Letter XCI: On the Lesson to Be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons
   92. Letter XCII: On the Happy Life
   93. Letter XCIII: On the Quality, as Contrasted with the Length, of Life
   94. Letter XCIV: On the Value of Advice
   95. Letter XCV: On the Usefulness of Basic Principles
   96. Letter XCVI: On Facing Hardships
   97. Letter XCVII: On the Degeneracy of the Age
   98. Letter XCVIII: On the Fickleness of Fortune
   99. Letter XCIX: On Consolation to the Bereaved
   100. Letter C: On the Writings of Fabianus
   101. Letter CI: On the Futility of Planning Ahead
   102. Letter CII: On the Intimations of Our Immortality
   103. Letter CIII: On the Dangers of Association with Our Fellow-Men
   104. Letter CIV: On Care of Health and Peace of Mind
   105. Letter CV: On Facing the World with Confidence
   106. Letter CVI: On the Corporeality of Virtue
   107. Letter CVII: On Obedience to the Universal Will
   108. Letter CVIII: On the Approaches to Philosophy
   109. Letter CIX: On the Fellowship of Wise Men
   110. Letter CX: On True and False Riches
   111. Letter CXI: On the Vanity of Mental Gymnastics
   112. Letter CXII: On Reforming Hardened Sinners
   113. Letter CXIII: On the Vitality of the Soul and Its Attributes
   114. Letter CXIV: On Style as a Mirror of Character
   115. Letter CXV: On the Superficial Blessings
   116. Letter CXVI: On Self-Control
   117. Letter CXVII: On Real Ethics as Superior to Syllogistic Subtleties
   118. Letter CXVIII: On the Vanity of Place-Seeking
   119. Letter CXIX: On Nature as Our Best Provider
   120. Letter CXX: More About Virtue
   121. Letter CXXI: On Instinct in Animals