Suffer in advance and you suffer more than you need to.
Seneca, Letters to Lucilius 98.8
Plus dolet quam necesse est qui ante dolet quam necesse est
Suffer in advance and you suffer more than you need to.
Seneca, Letters to Lucilius 98.8
What it means
Grieving before a loss doubles it. Seneca sees the same weakness in people who expect good luck to last forever. Take things as they come.
The source
"Suffer in advance and you suffer more than you need to." Seneca said it in Letters to Lucilius 98.8. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
"Plus dolet quam necesse est qui ante dolet quam necesse est"Original Latin, Letters to Lucilius 98.8. 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 "Suffer in advance and you suffer more than you need to." mean?
- Grieving before a loss doubles it. Seneca sees the same weakness in people who expect good luck to last forever. Take things as they come.
- Who said "Suffer in advance and you suffer more than you need to."?
- Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Source: Letters to Lucilius 98.8.
- What is the original Latin?
- Plus dolet quam necesse est qui ante dolet quam necesse est. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "Suffer in advance and you suffer more than you need to." on a shirt?
- Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.
Cite this line
"Suffer in advance and you suffer more than you need to." (Seneca, Letters to Lucilius 98.8, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/suffer-in-advance-and-you-suffer-more-than
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