We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca was Roman stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 bc–ad 65). Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, usually known mononymously as Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome, a statesman, a dramatist, and in one work, a satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
  • Money — Thoughts on wealth, value, and material pursuits
  • Health — Well-being of mind and body, and the pursuit of vitality

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