Did I not know, Marcia, that you have as little of a woman’s weakness of mind as of her other vices, and that your life was regarded as a pattern of antique virtue, I should not have dared to combat your grief, which is one that many men fondly nurse and embr… Consolation to Marcia 1 Seneca Antiquity English Affects, Anger, Care of the soul Once when discussion turned upon proofs or demonstrations, such as beginners must learn from their teachers of philosophy in gaining a mastery of whatever they are studying, Musonius said that there was no sense in seeking many proofs for each point, but rath… Discourses of Musonius Rufus Reported by Lucius 1 Musonius Rufus Antiquity English Moral accountability, Anger, Beneficence From Arrian the pupil of Epictetus. To the man who was bothering himself about the problem of being What do I care, says Epictetus, whether all existing things are composed of atoms, or of indivisibles, or of fire and earth? Is it not enough to learn the true… Fragments Attributed to Epictetus 1 Epictetus Antiquity English Desire, Ether and field, Friendship My friend Sossius Senecio, Is it possible, do you think, that all the arguments in the world can make a man sensibly assured that he is a proficient in virtue, upon this supposition, that his proceedings do not in the least alleviate and abate his folly, but … How One May Know One’s Progress in Virtue 1 Plutarch Antiquity English Aporia, Care of the soul, Comparative character Not to mention, Cornelius Pulcher, your gentle as well as skilful administration of public affairs, for which goodness and humanity you have gotten an interest in mankind, we clearly perceive that in your private conversation you have made a quiet and peaceab… How to Profit by One’s Enemies 1 Plutarch Antiquity English Affects, Civic duty, Comparative character §. 1.he Stoic Sect was founded by Zeno, about three hundred Years before the Christian Æra: and flourished in great Reputation, till the Declension of the Roman Empire. A complete History of this Philosophy would be the Work of a large Volume: and nothing fur… Introduction to the Works of Epictetus, by Elizabeth Carter 1 Elizabeth Carter Modern era English Care of the soul, Editorial responsibility, Intellectual discipline Deal, April 29, 1763. • IT was some relief, my dear Mrs. Vesey> to the confusion I felt from your very obliging reproaches, that my Letter was sent before I re ceived them, and must have met your's on the road. Bad as my head now is, it shall not prevent my t… Letters from Elizabeth Carter to Elizabeth Vesey 1 Elizabeth Carter Modern era English Affects, Anger, Attachment LAMPRIAS, DIADUMENUS. LAMPRIAS. You, O Diadumenus, seem not much to care, if any one thinks that you philosophize against the common notions; since you confess that you contemn also the senses, from whence the most part of these notions in a manner proceed, h… On Common Conceptions against the Stoics 1 Plutarch Antiquity English Academic skepticism, Anger, Aporia QUINTUS MUCIUS SCAEVOLA, the augur, used to relate with an accurate memory and in a pleasing way many incidents about his father-in-law, Gaius Laelius, and, in every mention of him, did not hesitate to call him the Wise. Now, I, upon assuming the toga virilis… On Friendship 1 Cicero Antiquity English Care of the soul, Death, Desire . . . . why do they with great unanimity recommend vices to us? even though we attempt nothing else that would do us good, yet retirement in itself will be beneficial to us: we shall be better men when taken singly—and if so, what an advantage it will be to r… On Leisure 1 Seneca Antiquity English Anger, Beneficence, Care of the soul MY design in this essay is to treat of that virtue which is called and accounted moral, and is chiefly distinguished from the contemplative, in its having for the matter thereof the passions of the mind, and for its form, right reason; and herein to consider … On Moral Virtue 1 Plutarch Antiquity English Affects, Care of the soul, Ether and field O Titus, if I should relieve or lighten the care that now torments you and, fixed in your breast, troubles you, what reward will there be? For I may address you, Atticus, with the same verses in which that man, not rich in possessions but full of loyalty, add… On Old Age 1 Cicero Antiquity English Care of the soul, Death, Mode You have asked me, Lucilius, why, if the world be ruled by providence, so many evils befall good men? The answer to this would be more conveniently given in the course of this work, after we have proved that providence governs the universe, and that God is am… On Providence 1 Seneca Antiquity English Anger, Courage, Creation I first lay this down for an axiom, that there ought to be seen in men’s lives an agreement with their doctrines. For it is not so necessary that the pleader (as Aeschines has it) and the law speak one and the same thing, as that the life of a philosopher be … On Stoic Self-Contradictions 1 Plutarch Antiquity English Care of the soul, Critique of Stoicism, Education All men, brother Gallio, wish to live happily, but are dull at perceiving exactly what it is that makes life happy: and so far is it from being easy to attain to happiness that the more eagerly a man struggles to reach it the further he departs from it, if he… On the Happy Life 1 Seneca Antiquity English Anger, Care of the soul, Desire [_Serenus._] When I examine myself, Seneca, some vices appear on the surface, and so that I can lay my hands upon them, while others are less distinct and harder to reach, and some are not always present, but recur at intervals: and these I should call the mo… On Tranquillity of Mind 1 Seneca Antiquity English Anger, Care of the soul, Courage The natural result of any investigation is that the investigators either discover the object of search or deny that it is discoverable and confess it to be inapprehensible or persist in their search. So, too, with regard to the objects investigated by philoso… Outlines of Pyrrhonism 1 Sextus Empiricus Antiquity English Academic skepticism, Affects, Anger 1. [Cicero, On Duties I, 3, 9.] Thus, as Panaetius sees it, deliberation in forming a decision is threefold. For people doubt whether an action is honorable or disgraceful, a question that falls within deliberation and in considering which their minds are oft… Panaetius Fragments in Fowler’s Edition 1 Panaetius Antiquity English Appropriate action, Civic cooperation, Civic duty PF ei ae. 7% Eeecaaitod aiaiae recke gut origi heii, 7 = _ ; Ruflicus expediat dap defyat amnisy at ile pe ee r Labitan §F labetar, in amne, volubily, ayum.... -, m2 . | ao a a Hor. “y ou Pow'r fupieme! y whofe Comtniand” I live, eee eh T he grateful Tibulést… Poems on Several Occasions, by Elizabeth Carter 1 Elizabeth Carter Modern era English Care of the soul, Christian moral discernment, Death You condemned me to exile, but I condemned you to remain. Consequently, you will inhabit Sinope, while I shall inhabit Athens. That is, you will live among merchants, while I shall live with Solon and those who freed Greece from the Persian wars; you will ass… Pseudo-Diogenic Epistles 1 Pseudo-Diogenes Antiquity English Freedom, Justice, Logos of nature Judging both from what has been reported to us about you and from what you yourself sent to your sons, namely thoughts not like those of ordinary people, but such as it is fitting for you to hold concerning philosophy, I was eager, for the present, to rejoice… Spurious Letters Attributed to Musonius Rufus 1 Musonius Rufus Antiquity English Anger, Aponia, Beneficence 1. Sun Tzu said : The art of war is of vital importance to the State. 2. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. 3. The art of war, then, is governed by five … Sunzi Bingfa, The Art of War 1 Sun Tzu Antiquity English Adaptation to conditions, Affects, Anger Chapter I. 1. The Master said, "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application? 2. "Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? 3. "Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may t… The Analects of Confucius (Lúnyǔ) 1 Confucius Antiquity English Affects, Anger, Care of the soul Pindar’s Caeneus hath been taken to task by several, being improbably feigned, impenetrable by steel and impassible in his body, and so Descending into hell without a wound, And with sound foot parting in two the ground. But the Stoics’ Lapithes, as if they h… The Stoics Speak More Absurdly than the Poets 1 Plutarch Antiquity English Anger, Critique of Stoicism, Family It is the life of Alexander the king, and of Caesar, who overthrew Pompey, that I am writing in this book, and the multitude of the deeds to be treated is so great that I shall make no other preface than to entreat my readers, in case I do not tell of all the… Alexander 1.1 Plutarch Antiquity English Comparative character, Fortune, Law The wife of Caesar was Cornelia, the daughter of the Cinna who had once held the sole power at Rome, and when Sulla became master of affairs, he could not, either by promises or threats, induce Caesar to put her away, and therefore confiscated her dowry. Now,… Caesar 1.1 Plutarch Antiquity English Care of the soul, Comparative character, Ether and field Cato’s family got its first lustre and fame from his great-grandfather Cato (a man whose virtue gained him the greatest reputation and influence among the Romans, as has been written in his Life), but the death of both parents left him an orphan, together wit… Cato the Younger 1.1 Plutarch Antiquity English Care of the soul, Comparative character, Death The man who at Delos set forth in the precinct of the god his own opinion composed an inscription for the forecourt of the temple of Leto in which he distinguished goodness, beauty and pleasantness as not all being properties of the same thing. His verses are… Eudemian Ethics 1.1 Aristotle Antiquity English Anger, Aporia, Attribute FROM my grandfather Verus [I learned] good morals and the government of my temper. Meditations 1.1 Marcus Aurelius Antiquity English Anger, Ether and field, Family All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we… Metaphysics 1.1 Aristotle Antiquity English Beneficence, Care of the soul, Desire Continue to act thus, my dear Lucilius—set yourself free for your own sake; gather and save your time, which till lately has been forced from you, or filched away, or has merely slipped from your hands. Make yourself believe the truth of my words,—that certai… Moral Letters to Lucilius 1.1 Seneca Antiquity English Care of the soul, Ether and field, Faith 