Included in this volume are the dialogues On the Shortness of Life, On a Happy Life, On Benefits, On Peace of Mind and others, which are eloquent classic statements of Stoic ideals of fortitude and self-reliance. This selection also features the Consolation of Helvia, in which Seneca tenderly tries to soothe his mother's pain at their separation.
LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA or Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC-AD 65) was a Roman Stoic philosopher and a prolific writer.