Seneca - Letters from a Stoic - Letter 74 - On Virtue as a Refuge from Worldly Distractions

Welcome to this video series where we explore the profound insights of “Letters From a Stoic” by Seneca.
“Letters From a Stoic,” also known as “Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium,” is a collection of 124 letters written by the Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger to his friend Lucilius. These letters, composed over the last few years of Seneca’s life, provide a window into the mind of one of Stoicism’s greatest thinkers.
Excerpt from this letter:
"You will find men who are completely upset by failure to win an election, and others who are actually plagued by the offices which they have won. But the largest throng of unhappy men among the host of mortals are those whom the expectation of death, which threatens them on every hand, drives to despair..."
#philosophy #stoicism #stoic #stoicwisdom #stoicphilosophy #stoicphilosopher #seneca #letters #lifeadvice #motivation #motivational