"Let us take pleasure in what we have received and make no comparison; no man will ever be happy if tortured by the greater happiness of another." Seneca, On Anger.

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

I love Seneca, but let’s not forget he killed himself when he needed to fight back.

You could see it that way, but for him it was the consequence of his stoic belief that to take your own life is the ultimate means to show your autonomy.

We die fighting.