Seneca on Character

Letters on forming, examining, and strengthening one's character.

46 Briefe

1

Brief 1: On Saving Time

PresenceDeath
2

Brief 2: On Discursiveness In Reading

StudySimplicity
3

Brief 3: On True And False Friendship

FriendshipReason
5

Brief 5: The Philosophers Mean

VirtuePresence
6

Brief 6: On Sharing Knowledge

FriendshipVirtue
7

Brief 7: On Crowds

Solitude
10

Brief 10: On Living To Oneself

SolitudeVirtue
11

Brief 11: On The Blush Of Modesty

NatureVirtue
18

Brief 18: On Festivals And Fasting

Simplicity
19

Brief 19: On Worldliness And Retirement

SolitudeFriendship
20

Brief 20: On Practising What You Preach

SimplicityVirtue
23

Brief 23: On The True Joy Which Comes From Philosophy

Virtue
25

Brief 25: On Reformation

VirtueNature
27

Brief 27: On The Good Which Abides

VirtueDesire
28

Brief 28: On Travel As A Cure For Discontent

VirtueReason
34

Brief 34: On A Promising Pupil

Virtue
35

Brief 35: On The Friendship Of Kindred Minds

Friendship
39

Brief 39: On Noble Aspirations

VirtueDesire
40

Brief 40: On The Proper Style For A Philosophers Discourse

SocietyReason
42

Brief 42: On Values

VirtueEquanimity
43

Brief 43: On The Relativity Of Fame

VirtueSociety
46

Brief 46: On A New Book By Lucilius

SocietyVirtue
50

Brief 50: On Our Blindness And Its Cure

Virtue
51

Brief 51: On Baiae And Morals

Fate
52

Brief 52: On Choosing Our Teachers

Study
53

Brief 53: On The Faults Of The Spirit

Study
60

Brief 60: On Harmful Prayers

Desire
68

Brief 68: On Wisdom And Retirement

SolitudeStudy
69

Brief 69: On Rest And Restlessness

EquanimityDeath
72

Brief 72: On Business As The Enemy Of Philosophy

EquanimityVirtue
75

Brief 75: On The Diseases Of The Soul

VirtueEquanimity
79

Brief 79: On The Rewards Of Scientific Discovery

SocietyVirtue
83

Brief 83: On Drunkenness

Reason
86

Brief 86: On Scipios Villa

Simplicity
89

Brief 89: On The Parts Of Philosophy

StudyVirtue
94

Brief 94: On The Value Of Advice

StudySociety
97

Brief 97: On The Degeneracy Of The Age

Nature
100

Brief 100: On The Writings Of Fabianus

VirtueSociety
105

Brief 105: On Facing The World With Confidence

VirtueEquanimity
108

Brief 108: On The Approaches To Philosophy

VirtueStudy
112

Brief 112: On Reforming Hardened Sinners

114

Brief 114: On Style As A Mirror Of Character

SocietyEquanimity
115

Brief 115: On The Superficial Blessings

VirtueSimplicity
120

Brief 120: More About Virtue

Virtue
122

Brief 122: On Darkness As A Veil For Wickedness

Nature
123

Brief 123: On The Conflict Between Pleasure And Virtue

Desire