A brief, daily reading of a full philosophical text. Each time we finish a book, we begin again with a new book, gaining perspective and wisdom along the way.
Today, we read chapter 9 of, Of A Happy Life (https://books.apple.com/us/book/dialogues/id1176319286), by Seneca the Younger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger).
“Do you ask what I seek from virtue? I answer, Herself: for she has nothing better; she is her own reward. Does this not appear great enough, when I tell you that the highest good is an unyielding strength of mind, wisdom, magnanimity, sound judgment, freedom, harmony, beauty? Do you still ask me for something greater, of which these may be regarded as the attributes? Why do you talk of pleasures to me? I am seeking to find what is good for man, not for his belly; why, cattle and whales have larger ones than he.”
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30 Oct 2025
Chapter 8: Of A Happy Life
Today, we read chapter 8 of, Of A Happy Life (https://books.apple.com/us/book/dialogues/id1176319286), by Seneca the Younger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger).
“A man should be unbiased and not to be conquered by external things”
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29 Oct 2025
Chapter 7: Of A Happy Life
Today, we read chapter 7 of, Of A Happy Life (https://books.apple.com/us/book/dialogues/id1176319286), by Seneca the Younger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger).
“The highest good is immortal: it knows no ending, and does not admit of either satiety or regret: for a right-thinking mind never alters or becomes hateful to itself, nor do the best things ever undergo any change”
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