Briefe an Lucilius

Forget modern self-help books and read Seneca's Letters to Lucilius. Everything is explained there, and with a clarity you won't find anywhere else. How do you deal with enemies? How do you travel properly? How do you comfort yourself and others? You won't find anything better.

If we follow nature, we need less and live more contentedly and healthily – this is what Seneca's nearly 2000-year-old letters teach, as he imparts the rules for a right life according to Stoicism to his friend Lucilius. Anyone interested in learning about Roman society will also benefit from this reading. For few others captured the quirks of their contemporaries as well as Seneca did, painting a vivid picture of everyday life.

By the time he wrote this collection of letters, Seneca had already retreated into private life. His goal was to leave a compendium of philosophy as a guide for living for future generations – he exemplifies the individual stages of this course through Lucilius.

Complete edition with detailed explanations and afterword.