
Ancient World
Moral letters to Lucilius (Epistulae morales ad Lucilium)
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
1917
24h 14m
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Seneca's letters to his friend Lucilius, the enduring handbook of Stoic wisdom from imperial Rome. The philosopher and statesman writes on time, death, friendship, and how to live well amid fortune's turns. Timeless counsel for anyone seeking calm and clarity.
Inside this audiobook
125 chapters
- 1Introduction11m
- 2On Saving Time4m
- 3On Discursiveness in Reading4m
- 4On True and False Friendship4m
- 5On the Terrors of Death7m
- 6On the Philosopher's Mean6m
- 7On Sharing Knowledge4m
- 8On Crowds7m
- 9On the Philosopher's Seclusion6m
- 10On Philosophy and Friendship14m
- 11On Living to Onself4m
- 12On the Blush of Modesty6m
- 13On Old Age8m
- 14On Groundless Fears12m
- 15On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World12m
- 16On Brawn and Brains8m
- 17On Philosophy, the Guide of Life6m
- 18On Philosophy and Riches8m
- 19On Festivals and Fasting9m
- 20On Worldliness and Retirement8m
- 21On Practising What You Preach9m
- 22On the Renown which My Writings Will Bring You8m
- 23On the Futility of Half-way Measures11m
- 24On the True Joy which Comes from Philosophy7m
- 25On Despising Death17m
- 26On Reformation5m
- 27On Old Age and Death7m
- 28On the Good which Abides6m
- 29On Travel as a Cure for Discontent6m
- 30On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus8m
- 31On Conquering the Conqueror11m
- 32On Siren Songs8m
- 33On Progress4m
- 34On the Futility of Learning Maxims8m
- 35On a Promising Pupil2m
- 36On the Friendship of Kindred Minds3m
- 37On the Value of Retirement8m
- 38On Allegiance to Virtue3m
- 39On Quiet Conversation2m
- 40On Noble Aspirations5m
- 41On the Proper Style for a Philosopher's Discourse10m
- 42On the God within Us7m
- 43On Values7m
- 44On the Relativity of Fame3m
- 45Of Philosophy and Pedigrees5m
- 46On Sophistical Argumentation9m
- 47On a New Book by Lucilius3m
- 48On Master and Slave14m
- 49On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher9m
- 50On the Shortness of Life9m
- 51On Our Blindness and Its Cure6m
- 52On Baiae and Morals9m
- 53On Choosing Our Teachers10m
- 54On the Faults of the Spirit9m
- 55On Asthma and Death5m
- 56On Vatia's Villa8m
- 57On Quiet and Study10m
- 58On the Trials of Travel6m
- 59On Being25m
- 60On Pleasure and Joy13m
- 61On Harmful Prayers3m
- 62On Meeting Death Cheerfully3m
- 63On Good Company2m
- 64On Grief for Lost Friends10m
- 65On the Philosopher's Task6m
- 66On the First Cause16m
- 67On Various Aspects of Virtue35m
- 68On Ill-health and Endurance of Suffering10m
- 69On Wisdom and Retirement9m
- 70On Rest and Restlessness4m
- 71On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable17m
- 72On the Supreme Good24m
- 73On Business as the Enemy of Philosophy8m
- 74On Philosophers and Kings10m
- 75On Virtue as a Refuge from Worldly Distractions25m
- 76On the Diseases of the Soul11m
- 77On Learning Wisdom in Old Age22m
- 78On Taking One's Own Life13m
- 79On the Healing Power of the Mind19m
- 80On the Rewards of Scientific Discovery12m
- 81On Worldly Deceptions7m
- 82On Benefits21m
- 83On the Natural Fear of Death19m
- 84On Drunkenness18m
- 85On Gathering Ideas9m
- 86On Some Vain Syllogisms28m
- 87On Scipio's Villa12m
- 88Some Arguments in Favour of the Simple Life26m
- 89On Liberal and Vocational Studies30m
- 90On the Parts of Philosophy16m
- 91On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man36m
- 92On the Lesson to be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons17m
- 93On the Happy Life26m
- 94On the Quality, as Contrasted with the Length, of Life9m
- 95On the Value of Advice48m
- 96On the Usefulness of Basic Principles45m
- 97On Facing Hardships4m
- 98On the Degeneracy of the Age10m
- 99On the Fickleness of Fortune12m
- 100On Consolation of the Bereaved21m
- 101On the Writings of Fabianus9m
- 102On the Futility of Planning Ahead11m
- 103On the Intimations of Our Immortality20m
- 104On the Dangers of Association with Our Fellow-Men4m
- 105On Care of Health and Peace of Mind24m
- 106On Facing the World with Confidence6m
- 107On the Corporeality of Virtue6m
- 108On Obedience to the Universal Will8m
- 109On the Approaches to Philosophy25m
- 110On the Fellowship of Wise Men11m
- 111On True and False Riches14m
- 112On the Vanity of Mental Gymnastics3m
- 113On Reforming Hardened Sinners2m
- 114On the Vitality of the Soul and Its Attributes19m
- 115On Style as a Mirror of Character20m
- 116On the Superficial Blessings14m
- 117On Self-Control6m
- 118On Real Ethics as Superior to Syllogistic Subtleties25m
- 119On the Vanity of Place-Seeking11m
- 120On Nature as Our Best Provider10m
- 121More About Virtue17m
- 122On Instinct in Animals15m
- 123On Darkness as a Veil for Wickedness13m
- 124On the Conflict between Pleasure and Virtue12m
- 125On the True Good as Attained by Reason17m
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