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- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Seneca

Friendship and Self-Sufficiency

Seneca wrote a series of letters to his young friend Lucilius on various topics. Taken together these letters can be considered as an exposition of Stoicism and how to apply it to our daily lives. This plain English version of the Letters closely follows the original.

- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Seneca

Seek Solitude When Necessary

Seneca wrote a series of letters to his young friend Lucilius on various topics. Taken together these letters can be considered as an exposition of Stoicism and how to apply it to our daily lives. This plain English version of the Letters closely follows the original.

- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Seneca

Avoid the Crowd

Seneca wrote a series of letters to his young friend Lucilius on various topics. Taken together these letters can be considered as an exposition of Stoicism and how to apply it to our daily lives. This plain English version of the Letters closely follows the original.

- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Stoicism

Share Your Knowledge

Seneca wrote a series of letters to his young friend Lucilius on various topics. Taken together these letters can be considered as an exposition of Stoicism and how to apply it to our daily lives. This plain English version of the Letters closely follows the original.

- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Seneca

Follow the Golden Mean

Seneca wrote a series of letters to his young friend Lucilius on various topics. Taken together these letters can be considered as an exposition of Stoicism and how to apply it to our daily lives. This plain English version of the Letters closely follows the original.

- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Seneca

Don't Fear Death

Seneca wrote a series of letters to his young friend Lucilius on various topics. Taken together these letters can be considered as an exposition of Stoicism and how to apply it to our daily lives. This plain English version of the Letters closely follows the original.

- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Seneca

Know Your Friends

Seneca wrote a series of letters to his young friend Lucilius on various topics. Taken together these letters can be considered as an exposition of Stoicism and how to apply it to our daily lives. This plain English version of the Letters closely follows the original.

- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Seneca

Stay Focussed in Your Learning (Seneca's Letters – 2)

Seneca wrote a series of letters to his young friend Lucilius on various topics. Taken together these letters can be considered as an exposition of Stoicism and how to apply it to our daily lives. This plain English version of the Letters closely follows the original.

- The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Anger || Stoicism

Sixteen Best Ways to Outsmart Anger

Ancient Stoics recognized anger to be a destructive emotion. Seneca said, “No plague has cost the human race more.” While we may feel good while expressing anger, most of us don’t like being angry and we don’t generally like being around people who are angry.

- The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Epictetus' Discourses || Stoic Self-help

How to be content: The Stoic approach

The winter (spring, summer, and fall) of our discontent