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Seneca
Moral Letters to Lucilius Section 2
Section 674 of 2,141
Canonical reference 62.2
Latin
Perseus canonical Latin TEI
Cum me amicis dedi non tamen mihi abduco, nec cum illis moror, quibus me tempus aliquod congregavit aut causa ex officio nata civili, sed cum optimo quoque sum; ad illos, in quocumque loco, in quocumque saeculo fuerunt, animum meum mitto.
French
Baillard 1914
Quand je me donne à mes amis, je ne m’enlève pas pour cela à moi-même ; je ne suis point absorbé par ceux dont quelque circonstance me rapproche, ou bien un devoir social : non, je converse alors avec les plus vertueux des hommes. N’importe leur patrie, n’importe leur époque, c’est vers eux que vole ma pensée.
English
Richard M. Gummere · Moral Letters to Lucilius
When I give myself to my friends, I do not withdraw from my own company, nor do I linger with those who are associated with me through some special occasion or some case which arises from my official position. But I spend my time in the company of all the best; no matter in what lands they may have lived, or in what age, I let my thoughts fly to them.
Concepts in this passage
Care of the soul
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Civic duty
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Duty
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Friendship
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Messiah
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Time
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Virtue
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Wisdom
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