Table of Contents

  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. Introduction
  4. The Text
  5. Moral Letters to Lucilius
    1. Letter I: On Saving Time
    2. Letter II: On Discursiveness in Reading
    3. Letter III: On True and False Friendship
    4. Letter IV: On the Terrors of Death
    5. Letter V: The Philosopher’s Mean
    6. Letter VI: On Sharing Knowledge
    7. Letter VII: On Crowds
    8. Letter VIII: On the Philosopher’s Seclusion
    9. Letter IX: On Philosophy and Friendship
    10. Letter X: On Living to Oneself
    11. Letter XI: On the Blush of Modesty
    12. Letter XII: On Old Age
    13. Letter XIII: On Groundless Fears
    14. Letter XIV: On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World
    15. Letter XV: On Brawn and Brains
    16. Letter XVI: On Philosophy, the Guide of Life
    17. Letter XVII: On Philosophy and Riches
    18. Letter XVIII: On Festivals and Fasting
    19. Letter XIX: On Worldliness and Retirement
    20. Letter XX: On Practising What You Preach
    21. Letter XXI: On the Renown Which My Writings Will Bring You
    22. Letter XXII: On the Futility of Halfway Measures
    23. Letter XXIII: On the True Joy Which Comes from Philosophy
    24. Letter XXIV: On Despising Death
    25. Letter XXV: On Reformation
    26. Letter XXVI: On Old Age and Death
    27. Letter XXVII: On the Good Which Abides
    28. Letter XXVIII: On Travel as a Cure for Discontent
    29. Letter XXIX: On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus
    30. Letter XXX: On Conquering the Conqueror
    31. Letter XXXI: On Siren Songs
    32. Letter XXXII: On Progress
    33. Letter XXXIII: On the Futility of Learning Maxims
    34. Letter XXXIV: On a Promising Pupil
    35. Letter XXXV: On the Friendship of Kindred Minds
    36. Letter XXXVI: On the Value of Retirement
    37. Letter XXXVII: On Allegiance to Virtue
    38. Letter XXXVIII: On Quiet Conversation
    39. Letter XXXIX: On Noble Aspirations
    40. Letter XL: On the Proper Style for a Philosopher’s Discourse
    41. Letter XLI: On the God Within Us
    42. Letter XLII: On Values
    43. Letter XLIII: On the Relativity of Fame
    44. Letter XLIV: On Philosophy and Pedigrees
    45. Letter XLV: On Sophistical Argumentation
    46. Letter XLVI: On a New Book by Lucilius
    47. Letter XLVII: On Master and Slave
    48. Letter XLVIII: On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher
    49. Letter XLIX: On the Shortness of Life
    50. Letter L: On Our Blindness and Its Cure
    51. Letter LI: On Baiae and Morals
    52. Letter LII: On Choosing Our Teachers
    53. Letter LIII: On the Faults of the Spirit
    54. Letter LIV: On Asthma and Death
    55. Letter LV: On Vatia’s Villa
    56. Letter LVI: On Quiet and Study
    57. Letter LVII: On the Trials of Travel
    58. Letter LVIII: On Being
    59. Letter LIX: On Pleasure and Joy
    60. Letter LX: On Harmful Prayers
    61. Letter LXI: On Meeting Death Cheerfully
    62. Letter LXII: On Good Company
    63. Letter LXIII: On Grief for Lost Friends
    64. Letter LXIV: On the Philosopher’s Task
    65. Letter LXV: On the First Cause
    66. Letter LXVI: On Various Aspects of Virtue
    67. Letter LXVII: On Ill-Health and Endurance of Suffering
    68. Letter LXVIII: On Wisdom and Retirement
    69. Letter LXIX: On Rest and Restlessness
    70. Letter LXX: On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable
    71. Letter LXXI: On the Supreme Good
    72. Letter LXXII: On Business as the Enemy of Philosophy
    73. Letter LXXIII: On Philosophers and Kings
    74. Letter LXXIV: On Virtue as a Refuge from Worldly Distractions
    75. Letter LXXV: On the Diseases of the Soul
    76. Letter LXXVI: On Learning Wisdom in Old Age
    77. Letter LXXVII: On Taking One’s Own Life
    78. Letter LXXVIII: On the Healing Power of the Mind
    79. Letter LXXIX: On the Rewards of Scientific Discovery
    80. Letter LXXX: On Worldly Deceptions
    81. Letter LXXXI: On Benefits
    82. Letter LXXXII: On the Natural Fear of Death
    83. Letter LXXXIII: On Drunkenness
    84. Letter LXXXIV: On Gathering Ideas
    85. Letter LXXXV: On Some Vain Syllogisms
    86. Letter LXXXVI: On Scipio’s Villa
    87. Letter LXXXVII: Some Arguments in Favour of the Simple Life
    88. Letter LXXXVIII: On Liberal and Vocational Studies
    89. Letter LXXXIX: On the Parts of Philosophy
    90. Letter XC: On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man
    91. Letter XCI: On the Lesson to Be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons
    92. Letter XCII: On the Happy Life
    93. Letter XCIII: On the Quality, as Contrasted with the Length, of Life
    94. Letter XCIV: On the Value of Advice
    95. Letter XCV: On the Usefulness of Basic Principles
    96. Letter XCVI: On Facing Hardships
    97. Letter XCVII: On the Degeneracy of the Age
    98. Letter XCVIII: On the Fickleness of Fortune
    99. Letter XCIX: On Consolation to the Bereaved
    100. Letter C: On the Writings of Fabianus
    101. Letter CI: On the Futility of Planning Ahead
    102. Letter CII: On the Intimations of Our Immortality
    103. Letter CIII: On the Dangers of Association with Our Fellow-Men
    104. Letter CIV: On Care of Health and Peace of Mind
    105. Letter CV: On Facing the World with Confidence
    106. Letter CVI: On the Corporeality of Virtue
    107. Letter CVII: On Obedience to the Universal Will
    108. Letter CVIII: On the Approaches to Philosophy
    109. Letter CIX: On the Fellowship of Wise Men
    110. Letter CX: On True and False Riches
    111. Letter CXI: On the Vanity of Mental Gymnastics
    112. Letter CXII: On Reforming Hardened Sinners
    113. Letter CXIII: On the Vitality of the Soul and Its Attributes
    114. Letter CXIV: On Style as a Mirror of Character
    115. Letter CXV: On the Superficial Blessings
    116. Letter CXVI: On Self-Control
    117. Letter CXVII: On Real Ethics as Superior to Syllogistic Subtleties
    118. Letter CXVIII: On the Vanity of Place-Seeking
    119. Letter CXIX: On Nature as Our Best Provider
    120. Letter CXX: More About Virtue
    121. Letter CXXI: On Instinct in Animals
    122. Letter CXXII: On Darkness as a Veil for Wickedness
    123. Letter CXXIII: On the Conflict Between Pleasure and Virtue
    124. Letter CXXIV: On the True Good as Attained by Reason
  6. Appendix I
  7. Appendix II
  8. Endnotes
  9. Colophon
  10. Uncopyright

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  1. Moral Letters to Lucilius
  2. Endnotes