Seneca Letters From a Stoic

‘How can a man learn, in the struggle against his vices, an amount that is enough, if the time which he gives to learning is only the amount left over from his vices?’ Letter 59 On Pleasure and Joy

Letter 59 On Pleasure and Joy

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I received great pleasure from your letter; kindly allow me to use these words in their everyday meaning, without insisting upon their Stoic import. For we Stoics hold that pleasure is a vice. Very likely it is a For we Stoics hold that pleasure is a vice. Very likely it is a vice; but we […]