Seneca's Letters from a Stoic

Seneca's Letters from a Stoic is a classic book on the stoic life. Like all Greek philosophy, It applies to daily living.

It is regrettable that modern philosophy is of increasingly obscure use.

Some quotes...

"Philosophy calls for plain living, but not for penance"

“We shall be rich with more comfort, if we learn how far poverty is from being a burden”

“When you are travelling, there must be an end; when astray, your wanderings are limitless”

"It is a most miserable state to have lost one's zest for dying, and to have no zest in living"

On the balance of curiosity.... "What pleasure do you get from wasting your time on these problems, which relieve you of none of your emotions, rout none of your desires?" To which the response is... "Must I be ignorant of the heights whence I have descended?"

"The place where one lives can contribute little towards tranquility it is the mind which must make everything agreeable to itself."

“It is more important to keep the resolutions you have made than to go on and make noble ones.”

“Liberty cannot be gained for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.”