Reading it felt like having a conversation with a good friend. If you are dwelling in dark places, a preoccupied wretched soul, afflicted by the same anxieties and unquenchable desires as our ancestors, this book takes you on a pleasant walk, showing you the path of tranquility.
The advice provided by Seneca might seem obsolete, however its spirit offers a quite clear direction. Good read for an impressionable young mind wanting to be moulded, yearning to conquer oneself!