I write this not for the many, but for you; each of us is enough of an audience for the other.
Epicurus (quoted by Seneca)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Quoted in Seneca, Moral Letters to Lucilius, VII.11; translated by Richard M. Gummere; Seneca explicitly credits Epicurus, writing to a partner in his studies. Complete quotation, fragment208Usener in edition note. Survives here as a quotation, not Seneca’s own saying.
- Quoted in Seneca, Moral Letters to Lucilius, VII.11; translated by Richard M. Gummere
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