Quotes:
Marcus Aurelius Antonius:
"From Fronto I learned to observe what envy, and duplicity, and hypocrisy are in a tyrant, and that generally those among us who are called Patricians are rather deficient in paternal affection."
"To the gods I am indebted for having good grandfathers, good parents, a good sister, good teachers, good associates, good kinsmen and friends, nearly everything good."
"All that is from the gods is full of Providence. That which is from fortune is not separated from nature or without an interweaving and involution with the things which are ordered by Providence."
"Live with the gods. And he does live with the gods who constantly shows to them, his own soul is satisfied with that which is assigned to him, and that it does all that the daemon wishes, which Zeus hath given to every man for his guardian and guide, a portion of himself. And this is every man's understanding and reason."
The Death of Seneca:
"No one knew this better than Nero, who had oftener experienced Seneca's free spokenness than his servility."
This quote describes stoicism because believing in stoicism means having intelligence which is what Nero is described to have in this quote.
"Let the fortitude of so courageous an end be alike in both of us, but let there be more in your decease to win fame." This quote is telling of how Seneca is making a sacrifice and how noble he is. Being noble is very important to being a stoic.
Notes:
- Seneca is the best example because he skipped his emotions and did what he needed to
- Stoicism is a belief that when confronted with hardships one has to control their emotions; the events surrounding the deaths of Seneca are a perfect demonstration of Stoicism in action.
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