Letters from a Stoic - Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic Philosopher. Stoicism began as a school of Hellenistic philosophy and expanded to the Roman Empire. Stoics sought to help followers control their human emotions to lessen suffering along with helping people to live virtuous lives.

Seneca's essays, letters, and tragedies used this Stoic thinking and focused on living a simple, stress-free life thorough the use of rationalism. His works also provided practical steps for people to deal with the human suff...