In letters from a stoic 40, Seneca describes how a philosopher discourse should be. Lucilius met a philosopher named Serapio in his residence. Seneca said not to put so much value on the said philosopher’s discourses which seemed to be done at a fast pace and full of rhetorical words but yet out of order.          Seneca argues that discourse should be composed (slow pace)…

            In letters from a stoic 39, Seneca talks about the continual improvement of the soul through studying philosophy. This is a repeated theme in a lot of his letters, convincing Lucilius to put soul above anything else and be a good man.          He described two qualities a man with a good soul has. One is the will to be a good man.  “Most excellent quality…

               Letters from a Stoic 38 is one the shortest letter Seneca wrote. While Lucilius finds value from the letters, Seneca emphasized that there is nothing more powerful than having an actual face to face conversation. “But the greatest benefit is to be derived from conversation, because it creeps by degrees into the soul... They enter more easily, and stick in the memory; for we do not need many…

            In letters from a stoic 37, Seneca reminded Lucilius about his oath to be a good man. From the Stoic perspective, to be a good person means to practice virtues. He then reminded his friend about an important Stoic concept - embracing fate. One inevitable fate Seneca talked about in the letter is death. “You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them”              …

          In letters from a stoic 36, Seneca talks about Lucilius’ friend who seemed to be getting a lot of criticism about his decision to retire from office. Being retired himself, Seneca understood the difficulty of leaving the spotlight. There are pros and cons to which he talked in letter 19. He said that his friend should stay grounded with his decision to be able to retire and live in tranquility.  …