Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves — and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives — and destroyed them.
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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves — and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives — and destroyed them.
Now, Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers, and each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type — drive design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped the world.
The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living, the importance of reason and morality, and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity and timeless wisdom.
About Author
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, statesman, philosopher, advocate and man of letters, was born at Cordoba in Spain around 4 BC. He rose to prominence in Rome, pursuing a career in the courts and political life, for which he had been trained, while also acquiring celebrity as an author of tragedies and essays. Falling foul of successive emperors (Caligula in AD 39 and Claudius in AD 41), he spent eight years in exile, allegedly for an affair with Caligula's sister. Recalled in AD 49, he was made praetor and was appointed tutor to the boy who was to become, in AD 54, the emperor Nero. On Nero's succession, Seneca acted for some eight years as an unofficial chief minister. The early part of this reign was remembered as a period of sound government, for which the main credit seems due to Seneca. His control over Nero declined as enemies turned the emperor against him with representations that his popularity made him a danger, or with accusations of immorality or excessive wealth. Retiring from public life he devoted his last three years to philosophy and writing, particularly the Letters to Lucilius. In AD 65 following the discovery of a plot against the emperor, in which he was thought to be implicated, he and many others were compelled by Nero to commit suicide. His fame as an essayist and dramatist lasted until two or three centuries ago, when he passed into literary oblivion, from which the twentieth century has seen a considerable recovery.
字字珠玑 Be stingy with your time. Men use time lavishly as if it cost nothing. But if death threatens these same people, you will see them praying to their doctors; if they are in of capital punishment ,...字字珠玑 Be stingy with your time. Men use time lavishly as if it cost nothing. But if death threatens these same people, you will see them praying to their doctors; if they are in of capital punishment , you will see them prepared to spend their all to stay alive .(展开)
在苏格拉底逝世后的一个世纪左右，也就是公元前4世纪末至3世纪初，西提乌姆的芝诺（Zeno of Citium）在雅典城邦创立了一个新的学派。最初，他的追随者们被称为“芝诺学派”（Zenonians），但由于芝诺经常在雅典公民广场西北角的“画廊”（Stoa Poikile）散步、讲学，他们后来就...
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在苏格拉底逝世后的一个世纪左右，也就是公元前4世纪末至3世纪初，西提乌姆的芝诺（Zeno of Citium）在雅典城邦创立了一个新的学派。最初，他的追随者们被称为“芝诺学派”（Zenonians），但由于芝诺经常在雅典公民广场西北角的“画廊”（Stoa Poikile）散步、讲学，他们后来就...
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0 有用 柴米油盐 2020-01-13 22:06:13
20200112-20200113 PEK// the whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately
6 有用 蛋黄焗南瓜 2015-10-25 12:34:21
字字珠玑 Be stingy with your time. Men use time lavishly as if it cost nothing. But if death threatens these same people, you will see them praying to their doctors; if they are in of capital punishment ,... 字字珠玑 Be stingy with your time. Men use time lavishly as if it cost nothing. But if death threatens these same people, you will see them praying to their doctors; if they are in of capital punishment , you will see them prepared to spend their all to stay alive . (展开)
0 有用 目送飞鸿 2022-02-17 22:58:41
第一篇最好
0 有用 mipropiocentro 2025-06-07 00:01:19 加拿大
很有智慧。Irreplaceable is time.
1 有用 会飞的石头 2016-05-16 01:24:48
鸡汤吗。。