How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's remarkable meditations on death and dying... Zobraziť viac
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Plagued by ill-health, violently sick at sea, irritated by renovation costs: Seneca is never less than sympathetically human. In these letters written 2000 years ago, the ancient philosopher ... Zobraziť viac
'No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity... Zobraziť viac
'It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us ... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand ... Zobraziť viac
