Seneca on Character

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

46 lettere

1

Lettera 1: On Saving Time

PresenceDeath
2

Lettera 2: On Discursiveness In Reading

StudySimplicity
3

Lettera 3: On True And False Friendship

FriendshipReason
5

Lettera 5: The Philosophers Mean

VirtuePresence
6

Lettera 6: On Sharing Knowledge

FriendshipVirtue
7

Lettera 7: On Crowds

Solitude
10

Lettera 10: On Living To Oneself

SolitudeVirtue
11

Lettera 11: On The Blush Of Modesty

NatureVirtue
18

Lettera 18: On Festivals And Fasting

Simplicity
19

Lettera 19: On Worldliness And Retirement

SolitudeFriendship
20

Lettera 20: On Practising What You Preach

SimplicityVirtue
23

Lettera 23: On The True Joy Which Comes From Philosophy

Virtue
25

Lettera 25: On Reformation

VirtueNature
27

Lettera 27: On The Good Which Abides

VirtueDesire
28

Lettera 28: On Travel As A Cure For Discontent

VirtueReason
34

Lettera 34: On A Promising Pupil

Virtue
35

Lettera 35: On The Friendship Of Kindred Minds

Friendship
39

Lettera 39: On Noble Aspirations

VirtueDesire
40

Lettera 40: On The Proper Style For A Philosophers Discourse

SocietyReason
42

Lettera 42: On Values

VirtueEquanimity
43

Lettera 43: On The Relativity Of Fame

VirtueSociety
46

Lettera 46: On A New Book By Lucilius

SocietyVirtue
50

Lettera 50: On Our Blindness And Its Cure

Virtue
51

Lettera 51: On Baiae And Morals

Fate
52

Lettera 52: On Choosing Our Teachers

Study
53

Lettera 53: On The Faults Of The Spirit

Study
60

Lettera 60: On Harmful Prayers

Desire
68

Lettera 68: On Wisdom And Retirement

SolitudeStudy
69

Lettera 69: On Rest And Restlessness

EquanimityDeath
72

Lettera 72: On Business As The Enemy Of Philosophy

EquanimityVirtue
75

Lettera 75: On The Diseases Of The Soul

VirtueEquanimity
79

Lettera 79: On The Rewards Of Scientific Discovery

SocietyVirtue
83

Lettera 83: On Drunkenness

Reason
86

Lettera 86: On Scipios Villa

Simplicity
89

Lettera 89: On The Parts Of Philosophy

StudyVirtue
94

Lettera 94: On The Value Of Advice

StudySociety
97

Lettera 97: On The Degeneracy Of The Age

Nature
100

Lettera 100: On The Writings Of Fabianus

VirtueSociety
105

Lettera 105: On Facing The World With Confidence

VirtueEquanimity
108

Lettera 108: On The Approaches To Philosophy

VirtueStudy
112

Lettera 112: On Reforming Hardened Sinners

114

Lettera 114: On Style As A Mirror Of Character

SocietyEquanimity
115

Lettera 115: On The Superficial Blessings

VirtueSimplicity
120

Lettera 120: More About Virtue

Virtue
122

Lettera 122: On Darkness As A Veil For Wickedness

Nature
123

Lettera 123: On The Conflict Between Pleasure And Virtue

Desire