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snapier's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.0
Some good insights but hard to read due unnecessarily lengthy prose. Seneca should be given posthumous Belgian citizenship because this is mostly waffle.
cvanderheyden's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
quill_notes_destiny's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
yoggi01's review against another edition
4.5
Themes touched on in the letters:
- Death, and why we should not fear it
- Death and grief
- Friendship and its importance
- Treatment of people that are socially beneath us, we should treat them the same
- Importance of living a virtuous life
- Importance of philosophy
- Not caring about the opinion of others
- Usefulness of liberal arts?
- Things were invented by ordinary men, not philosophers
- Materialism
- Waking up early
- Not being tempted by what's popular, but rather what's right
papapupucepestipi's review against another edition
1.0
I'd wholeheartedly recommend it to people who enjoy being preached to.
rebekah4's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Written over 2000 years ago and still Seneca’s words of advice are relevant today. Reading his letters are reading a rare form of brilliance that has survived two millenniums.