Quote of the day by Seneca highlights the statement, “Sometimes, even to live is an act of courage.” The quote reflects Stoic ...

On the Shortness of Life by Seneca explores the concept that life is not inherently short, but often wasted through luxury, ...

Seneca, or Lucius Annaeus Seneca, was a renowned Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright, widely known now for his Stoic philosophy. Seneca’s famous ‘Moral Letters to Lucilius’ are highly regarded ...

“Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero” by James Romm (Alfred A. Knopf, 320 pages, $27.95) Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

Is it better, when asked to serve a tyrant, to enter the inner circles and try to moderate his whims, or to stand aside, revelling in your integrity as his rages consume the world? Seneca - On the ...