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Moral Letters to Lucilius

Seneca, translated by Richard M. Gummere (1917–25), via the Standard Ebooks edition. 124 letters; translator’s endnotes included as footnotes.

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1. On Saving Time
2. On Discursiveness in Reading
3. On True and False Friendship
4. On the Terrors of Death
5. The Philosopher’s Mean
6. On Sharing Knowledge
7. On Crowds
8. On the Philosopher’s Seclusion
9. On Philosophy and Friendship
10. On Living to Oneself
11. On the Blush of Modesty
12. On Old Age
13. On Groundless Fears
14. On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World
15. On Brawn and Brains
16. On Philosophy, the Guide of Life
17. On Philosophy and Riches
18. On Festivals and Fasting
19. On Worldliness and Retirement
20. On Practising What You Preach
21. On the Renown Which My Writings Will Bring You
22. On the Futility of Halfway Measures
23. On the True Joy Which Comes from Philosophy
24. On Despising Death115
25. On Reformation
26. On Old Age and Death
27. On the Good Which Abides
28. On Travel as a Cure for Discontent
29. On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus
30. On Conquering the Conqueror
31. On Siren Songs
32. On Progress
33. On the Futility of Learning Maxims
34. On a Promising Pupil
35. On the Friendship of Kindred Minds
36. On the Value of Retirement
37. On Allegiance to Virtue
38. On Quiet Conversation
39. On Noble Aspirations
40. On the Proper Style for a Philosopher’s Discourse
41. On the God Within Us
42. On Values
43. On the Relativity of Fame
44. On Philosophy and Pedigrees
45. On Sophistical Argumentation
46. On a New Book by Lucilius
47. On Master and Slave
48. On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher
49. On the Shortness of Life
50. On Our Blindness and Its Cure
51. On Baiae and Morals
52. On Choosing Our Teachers
53. On the Faults of the Spirit
54. On Asthma and Death
55. On Vatia’s Villa
56. On Quiet and Study
57. On the Trials of Travel
58. On Being
59. On Pleasure and Joy
60. On Harmful Prayers
61. On Meeting Death Cheerfully
62. On Good Company
63. On Grief for Lost Friends
64. On the Philosopher’s Task
65. On the First Cause
66. On Various Aspects of Virtue
67. On Ill-Health and Endurance of Suffering
68. On Wisdom and Retirement
69. On Rest and Restlessness
70. On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable
71. On the Supreme Good
72. On Business as the Enemy of Philosophy
73. On Philosophers and Kings423
74. On Virtue as a Refuge from Worldly Distractions
75. On the Diseases of the Soul
76. On Learning Wisdom in Old Age
77. On Taking One’s Own Life
78. On the Healing Power of the Mind
79. On the Rewards of Scientific Discovery
80. On Worldly Deceptions
81. On Benefits.524
82. On the Natural Fear of Death
83. On Drunkenness
84. On Gathering Ideas577
85. On Some Vain Syllogisms
86. On Scipio’s Villa
87. Some Arguments in Favour of the Simple Life
88. On Liberal and Vocational Studies
89. On the Parts of Philosophy
90. On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man
91. On the Lesson to Be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons730
92. On the Happy Life746
93. On the Quality, as Contrasted with the Length, of Life
94. On the Value of Advice775
95. On the Usefulness of Basic Principles
96. On Facing Hardships
97. On the Degeneracy of the Age
98. On the Fickleness of Fortune
99. On Consolation to the Bereaved
100. On the Writings of Fabianus
101. On the Futility of Planning Ahead
102. On the Intimations of Our Immortality
103. On the Dangers of Association with Our Fellow-Men898
104. On Care of Health and Peace of Mind
105. On Facing the World with Confidence
106. On the Corporeality of Virtue
107. On Obedience to the Universal Will
108. On the Approaches to Philosophy
109. On the Fellowship of Wise Men
110. On True and False Riches
111. On the Vanity of Mental Gymnastics
112. On Reforming Hardened Sinners
113. On the Vitality of the Soul and Its Attributes
114. On Style as a Mirror of Character
115. On the Superficial Blessings
116. On Self-Control
117. On Real Ethics as Superior to Syllogistic Subtleties
118. On the Vanity of Place-Seeking
119. On Nature as Our Best Provider
120. More About Virtue
121. On Instinct in Animals
122. On Darkness as a Veil for Wickedness
123. On the Conflict Between Pleasure and Virtue
124. On the True Good as Attained by Reason