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Of Clemency (Annotated)
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Of Clemency (Annotated)
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
I HAVE determined to write a book upon clemency, Nero Caesar, in order that I may as it were serve as a mirror to you, and let you see yourself arriving at the greatest of all pleasures. For although the true enjoyment of good deeds consists in the performance of them, and virtues have no adequate reward beyond themselves, still it is worth your while to consider and investigate a good conscience from every point of view, and afterwards to cast your eyes upon this enormous mass of mankind - quarrelsome, factious, and passionate as they are; likely, if they could throw off the yoke of your government, to take pleasure alike in the ruin of themselves and of one another - and thus to commune with yourself: - "Have I of all mankind been chosen and thought fit to perform the office of a god upon earth?
Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
Lançado | 4 de outubro de 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9781731164407 |
Editoras | Independently Published |
Páginas | 84 |
Dimensões | 152 × 229 × 4 mm · 122 g |
Idioma | English |
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