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Seneca
Moral Letters to Lucilius Section 1
Section 67 of 2,141
Canonical reference 9.1
Latin
Perseus canonical Latin TEI
An merito reprehendat in quadam epistula Epicurus eos, qui dicunt sapientem se ipso esse contentum et propter hoc amico non indigere, desideras scire. Hoc obicitur Stilboni ab Epicuro et iis quibus summum bonum visum est animus inpatiens.
French
Baillard 1914
Épicure a-t-il raison de blâmer, dans une de ses lettres, ceux qui disent que le sage se suffit à lui-même et partant n’a pas besoin d’amis ? voilà ce que tu veux savoir. Épicure s’attaquait à Stilpon et à ceux qui voient le bien suprême dans une âme qui ne souffre de rien.
English
Richard M. Gummere · Moral Letters to Lucilius
You desire to know whether Epicurus is right when, in one of his letters, he rebukes those who hold that the wise man is self-sufficient and for that reason does not stand in need of friendships. This is the objection raised by Epicurus against Stilbo and those who believe that the Supreme Good is a soul which is insensible to feeling.
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Care of the soul
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Desire
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Ether and field
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Faith
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Family
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Friendship
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Knowledge
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Reason
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Suffering
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Virtue
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