Seneca’s Warning | The Quiet Corruption of the Soul
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🗓️ 27 April 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
We often ignore flaws in our body until they demand attention, but flaws in the soul are even harder to see—the deeper the damage, the less aware we are of it.
Today’s episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. Get the free PDF at tim.blog/seneca
Listen to other letters from Seneca:
- Seneca on Despising Death
- Seneca on Conquering the Conqueror
- Seneca on Philosophy and Friendship
- Seneca on Practicing What You Preach
- Seneca on The Reasons For Withdrawing From The World
- Seneca on Master and Slave
- Seneca on Worldliness and Retirement
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