96 /-115 to /-129
ing rhetoric, and about kingship to discourage us from consorting with
kings.
Ammianus Marcellinus 30.4.3 (51 U) [1-116]
The rich genius of Plato defines this calling, i.e., forensic oratory, as
an image of a part of politics; but Epicurus calls it "a vile technique." ...
Seneca Letters on Ethics 8.7 (199 U) [1-117]
"You ought to be a slave to philosophy in order to achieve true liberty."Porphyry To Marcella 30 (200 U) [1-118]
"When the flesh cries out, be assured that the [answering] cry of the
soul can be explained by natural science. The cry of the flesh: not to be
hungry, not to be thirsty, not to be cold. And while it is difficult for the
soul to prevent these things, it is dangerous to neglect nature which daily
proclaims self-sufficiency to the soul via the [flesh] which is intimately
bonded to it."
Porphyry To Marcella 27 (202* U) [1-119]
"So he who follows nature and not groundless opinions is in all things
self-sufficient. For every possession is wealth when it comes to satisfying
nature, while even the greatest wealth is poverty when it comes to the
unlimited desires."
Porphyry To Marcella 29 (203 U) [1-120]
"Insofar as you are stymied, you are stymied because you forget nature;
for you burden yourself with unlimited fears and desires."
Plutarch A Pleasant Life 1105e (213 U)
"Sweet is the memory of a dead friend."Maximus the Abbot Gnomologium 8 (214 U,
199 A)
[1-121][1-122]"Do not avoid doing trivial favours, for you will seem to be like this
in important matters too."