Seneca is also famous as the teacher of Emperor Nero.
He wanted to make Nero the right monarch, but he broke his wind and turned into a tyrant.
Seneca is also famous for Stoa philosophy and has left many writings behind.
Among them, I took an excerpt from an article about providence. He emphasized the attitude of being guided by reason while watching life as a master of Stoa philosophy. Like all classics, Seneca's writings are something to be remembered for in this era.
* Keyjobs know only when they go through storms, and soldiers know only when they're on the battlefield.
* Why does God bother the best man with disease, sadness, or other mishaps?
Even in the military, dangerous tasks are left to the bravest soldiers.
* Fate that bears calmly is bad only for those who can't bear it properly.
*God keeps all evils away from good people. Crime, shameful conduct and impure thoughts, greedy plans and blind desires, greed for other people's wealth, etc.
* Aren't you ashamed? For such a long time you fear it will end so quickly.
* Such a large cosmic structure cannot survive without a supervisor.
* No matter how sudden it may be, nothing happens without a plan. All of these things have their own reasons. God does not make a good man naughty, but test, train and prepare for himself.
* They stand firm and set it to their own inclination no matter what happens.
This doesn't mean he doesn't feel anything external but he overcomes it.
* When you endure and show what you can do, the true greatness and strength are revealed.
* What matters is not what you endure, but how you endure it.
* A good man may be told... ...that he is unhappy, but he cannot be unhappy.
* Some diseases are cured by knives, fire, fasting and thirst.
* No one is more unhappy than someone who has never been unlucky.
Because such a man did not have a chance to test himself... because to the gods he seemed to be a man who was not qualified to overcome his destiny.
* You have gone through life without adversity. No one will know what you are capable of. Even yourself.
* Teachers demand more effort from reliable and expected students.
* Nothing is miserable because of habit. What starts reluctantly at first becomes pleasure later.
* But when a good man is crippled, nailed and bound, does it seem unfair for an evil man to go around enjoying himself with no worries? Then what about it? Brave men take up arms, stay up all night in the camp, wrap up their wounds and stand guard in front of the fort, isn't it unfair for perverted and ludicrous people to stay safe in the city?
* We must bear everything bravely because everything inevitably happens, not by accident, as we think.
* Even though individual lives look very different from each other, the results are the same. Whatever we receive will disappear and ourselves will disappear.
* So why are we angry and complaining? We were born to endure it.
* You don't shine on the outside. Because your goodness is heading inward.
* No one lives as poor as he was born. Ignore the pain. The pain will either disappear or end with you.
* The exit to life is open. You can run away if you don't want to fight.
