Letter 42: “But he hates those who make an ungoverned use of great power suddenly acquired.” I retort that he will do the same thing as soon as he acquires the same powers. In the case of many men, their vices, being powerless, escape notice; although, as soon as the persons in question have become satisfied with their own strength, the vices will be no less daring than those which prosperity has already disclosed.
Seneca advised that us that “When friendship is settled, you must trust; before friendship is formed, you must pass judgment”
On the Futility of Learning Maxims. By Seneca and me
Seneca wrote that “No good thing renders its possessor happy, unless his mind is reconciled to the possibility of loss; Read it, here…
👴 Seneca is like a long lost father
📨 This post is his Letter 7, On Crowds
“The young character, which cannot hold fast to righteousness, must be rescued from the mob; it is too easy to side with the majority”