Seneca the Younger
Moral Letters & Essays
Moral Letters from a Stoic to Lucilium
Letter 1: On Saving Time
Letter 2: On Discursiveness in Reading
Letter 3: On True and False Friendship
Letter 4: On the Terrors of Death
Letter 5: On the Philosopher’s Mean
Letter 6: On Sharing Knowledge
Letter 7: On Crowds
Letter 8: On the Philosopher’s Seclusion
Letter 9: On Philosophy and Friendship
Letter 10: On Living to Oneself
Letter 11: On the Blush of Modesty
Letter 12: On Old Age
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Letter 13: On Groundless Fears
Letter 14: On the Reasons for Withdrawing From the World
Letter 15: On Brawn and Brains
Letter 16: On Philosophy, the Guide of Life
Letter 17: On Philosophy and Riches
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Letter 18: On Festivals and Fasting
Letter 19: On Worldliness and Retirement
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Letter 20: On Practicing What You Preach
Letter 21: On the Renown Which My Writings Will Bring You
Letter 22: On the Futility of Half-Way Measures
Letter 23: On the True Joy Which Comes from Philosophy
Letter 24: On Despising Death
Letter 25: On Reformation
Letter 26: On Old Age and Death
Letter 27: On the Good Which Abides
Letter 28: On Travel as a Cure for Discontent
Letter 29: On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus
Letter 30: On Conquering the Conqueror
Letter 31: On Siren Songs
Letter 32: On Progress
Letter 33: On the Futility of Learning Maxims
Letter 34: On a Promising Pupil
Letter 35: On the Friendship of Kindred Minds
Letter 36: On the Value of Retirement
Letter 37: On Allegiance to Virtue
Letter 38: On Quiet Conversation
Letter 39: On Noble Aspirations
Letter 40: On the Proper Style for a Philosopher’s Discourse
Letter 41: On the God Within Us
Letter 42: On Values
Letter 43: On the Relativity of Fame
Letter 44: On Philosophy and Pedigrees
Letter 45: On Sophistical Argumentation
Letter 46: On a New Book by Lucilius
Letter 47: On Master and Slave
Letter 48: On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher
Letter 49: On the Shortness of Life
Letter 50: On Our Blindness and Its Cure
Letter 51: On Baiae and Morals
Letter 52: On Choosing Our Teachers
Letter 53: On the Faults of the Spirit
Letter 54: On Asthma and Death
Letter 55: On Vatia’s Villa
Letter 56: On Quiet and Study
Letter 57: On the Trials of Travel
Letter 58: On Being
Letter 59: On Pleasure and Joy
Letter 60: On Harmful Prayers
Letter 61: On Meeting Death Cheerfully
Letter 62: On Good Company
Letter 63: On Grief for Lost Friends
Letter 64: On the Philosopher’s Task
Letter 65: On the First Cause
Letter 66: On Various Aspects of Virtue
Letter 67: On Ill-Health and Endurance of Suffering
Letter 68: On Wisdom and Retirement
Letter 69: On Rest and Restlessness
Letter 70: On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable
Letter 71: On the Supreme Good
Letter 72: On Business as the Enemy of Philosophy
Letter 73: On Philosophers and Kings
Letter 74: On Virtue as a Refuge From Worldly Distractions
Letter 75: On the Diseases of the Soul
Letter 76: On Learning Wisdom in Old Age
Letter 77: On Taking One’s Own Life
Letter 78: On the Healing Power of the Mind
Letter 79: On the Rewards of Scientific Discovery
Letter 80: On Worldly Deceptions
Letter 81: On Benefits
Letter 82: On the Natural Fear of Death
Letter 83: On Drunkenness
Letter 84: On Gathering Ideas
Letter 85: On Some Vain Syllogisms
Letter 86: On Scipio’s Villa
Letter 87: Some Arguments in Favour of the Simple Life
Letter 88: On Liberal and Vocational Studies
Letter 89: On the Parts of Philosophy
Letter 90: On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man
Letter 91: On the Lesson to be Drawn From the Burning of Lyons
Letter 92: On the Happy Life
Letter 93: On the Quality, as Contrasted With the Length, of Life
Letter 94: On the Value of Advice
Letter 95: On the Usefulness of Basic Principles
Letter 96: On Facing Hardships
Letter 97: On the Degeneracy of the Age
Letter 98: On the Fickleness of Fortune
Letter 99: On Consolation to the Bereaved
Letter 100: On the Writings of Fabianus
Letter 101: On the Futility of Planning Ahead
Letter 102: On the Intimations of Our Immortality
Letter 103: On the Dangers of Association With Our Fellow Men
Letter 104: On Care of Health and Peace of Mind
Letter 105: On Facing the World With Confidence
Letter 106: On the Corporeality of Virtue
Letter 107: On Obedience to the Universal Will
Letter 108: On the Approaches to Philosophy
Letter 109: On the Fellowship of Wise Men
Letter 110: On True and False Riches
Letter 111: On the Vanity of Mental Gymnastics
Letter 112: On Reforming Hardened Sinners
Letter 113: On the Vanity of the Soul and Its Attributes
Letter 114: On Style as a Mirror of Character
Letter 115: On the Superficial Blessings
Letter 116: On Self-Control
Letter 117: On Real Ethics as Superior to Syllogistic Subtleties
Letter 118: On the Vanity of Place-Seeking
Letter 119: On Nature as Our Best Provider
Letter 120: More About Virtue
Letter 121: On Instinct in Animals
Letter 122: On Darkness as a Veil for Wickedness
Letter 123: On the Conflict Between Pleasure and Virtue
Letter 124: On the True Good as Attained by Reason
Essays by Seneca
(64) On providence (De Providentia)
– addressed to Lucilius
(55) On the Firmness of the Wise Person (De Constantia Sapientis)
– addressed to Serenus
(41) On anger (De Ira)
– A study on the consequences and the control of anger – addressed to his brother Novatus
(book 2 of the De Ira)
(book 3 of the De Ira)
(40) To Marcia, On Consolation (Ad Marciam, De consolatione)
– Consoles her on the death of her son
(58) On the Happy Life (De Vita Beata)
– addressed to Gallio
(62) On Leisure (De Otio)
– addressed to Serenus
(63) On the tranquillity of mind (De Tranquillitate Animi)
– addressed to Serenus
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(49) On the shortness of life (De Brevitate Vitæ)
– Essay expounding that any length of life is sufficient if lived wisely – addressed to Paulinus
(44) To Polybius, On consolation (De Consolatione ad Polybium
– Consoling him on the death of his brother.
(42) To mother Helvia, On consolation (Ad Helviam matrem, De consolatione)
– Letter to his mother consoling her on his absence during exile.