Seneca · c. 4 BCE – 65 CE
On Benefits 7.1 ¶1–2 — Seneca
Translation by Aubrey Stewart (1887)
Seneca, On Benefits 7.1 ¶1–2
Be of good cheer, my Liberalis: “Our port is close, and I will not delay, Nor by digressions wander from the way.”
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Seneca, On Benefits 7.1 ¶1–2, tr. Aubrey Stewart (1887)
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Seneca, Dialogues, tr. Aubrey Stewart (1887–1889). Text: Standard Ebooks (CC0). Sources and licences
In plain English
AI-written notesA brief encouragement at the start of Book 7 telling the friend he is addressing that the work is nearly done, with a short verse promising to stay on course and not digress.
Older wording
- “digressions”
- — detours away from the main topic
Themes and situations
- Learning and progress
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