Hecato, quoted by Seneca, Letters to Lucilius 9.6
What it means
Hecato promised a love potion with no drugs, herbs or spells, and this was it. Affection answers affection. Stop waiting to be cared for and start caring.
The source
"Want to be loved? Love." Hecato, quoted by Seneca said it in Letters to Lucilius 9.6. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
"si vis amari, ama"Original Latin, Letters to Lucilius 9.6. 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 "Want to be loved? Love." mean?
- Hecato promised a love potion with no drugs, herbs or spells, and this was it. Affection answers affection. Stop waiting to be cared for and start caring.
- Who said "Want to be loved? Love."?
- Hecato, quoted by Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Source: Letters to Lucilius 9.6.
- What is the original Latin?
- si vis amari, ama. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "Want to be loved? Love." 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
"Want to be loved? Love." (Hecato, quoted by Seneca, Letters to Lucilius 9.6, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/want-to-be-loved-love
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More from Seneca
- Claim yourself back.Letters to Lucilius 1.1
- Most of life slips away doing nothing, or the wrong thing.Letters to Lucilius 1.1
- While you put life off, it runs past.Letters to Lucilius 1.3
- Nothing is truly yours except your time.Letters to Lucilius 1.3
- Be everywhere and you are nowhere.Letters to Lucilius 2.2
- Poor is not having little. Poor is wanting more.Letters to Lucilius 2.6