Change your mind, not your sky.

What it means

A friend complained that long travels had not lifted his gloom. Seneca told him the trouble came along in his own luggage. A new place helps only after you change the way you think.

The source

"Change your mind, not your sky." Seneca said it in Letters to Lucilius 28.1. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

"Animum debes mutare, non caelum."

Original Latin, Letters to Lucilius 28.1. Text read at thelatinlibrary.com.

Who said it

Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Stoic philosopher, playwright and adviser to the emperor Nero. His letters to his friend Lucilius are the most readable handbook of Stoicism ever written.

Questions

What does "Change your mind, not your sky." mean?

A friend complained that long travels had not lifted his gloom. Seneca told him the trouble came along in his own luggage. A new place helps only after you change the way you think.

Who said "Change your mind, not your sky."?

Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Source: Letters to Lucilius 28.1.

What is the original Latin?

Animum debes mutare, non caelum. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

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