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Seneca
Moral Letters to Lucilius Section 4
Section 92 of 2,141
Canonical reference 10.4
Latin
Perseus canonical Latin TEI
Sic loquere, sic vive; vide ne te ulla res deprimat. Votorum tuorum veterum licet dis gratiam facias, alia de integro suscipe; roga bonam mentem, bonam valitudinem animi, deinde tunc corporis. Quidni tu ista vota saepe facias? Audacter deum roga; nihil illum de alieno rogaturus es.
French
Baillard 1914
» Que tes discours, que ta conduite ne fassent qu’un : garde que rien ne te fasse déchoir. Pour tes vœux d’autrefois, tiens-en quitte la divinité ; formes-en d’autres tout nouveaux : implore d’elle la sagesse, la santé de l’âme, et seulement ensuite celle du corps. Ces souhaits-là, qui t’empêche de les renouveler souvent ? Tu peux hardiment les faire : tu ne demanderas rien du bien d’autrui.
English
Richard M. Gummere · Moral Letters to Lucilius
Speak, and live, in this way; see to it that nothing keeps you down. As for your former prayers, you may dispense the gods from answering them; offer new prayers; pray for a sound mind and for good health, first of soul and then of body. And of course you should offer those prayers frequently. Call boldly upon God; you will not be asking him for that which belongs to another.
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Care of the soul
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Education
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Faith
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God
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Impressions and assent
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Prayer
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Sin
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