Podcasts about epistulae

“Chi ha ha tempo non aspetti tempo” ,"Tempus fugit" e così via…Eh già, il tempo è un elemento prezioso che non può essere sprecato, deve essere vissuto al meglio in ogni suo istante.E in questa lettera di Seneca a Lucillo possiamo leggere e apprendere che l'importanza del tempo è sempre stata un importantissimo tema, forse ancora irrisolto, di riflessione filosofica.Tutte le musiche sono Creative Commons: grazie a Jason Shaw per la sigla

Procura un piacere il ricordo sereno di un dolore passato. Habet enim praeteriti doloris secura recordatio delectationem. CICERONE (scrittore e politico romano, 106-43 a.C.), Epistulae ad familiares, V, 12, 5.

Part four of the grand exposé of Pliny's fake letter about the Christians. Host Chris Palmero continues the close reading and exposes strange elements of this text that are rarely discussed. Anyone who listens to this episode can learn about the late origin of the term "Christian," about the baffling lack of any geographical references in Pliny's letter, about how Pliny somehow seems to be the first person in history to successfully distinguish Christians from Jews, about Pliny's very uncharacteristic way of dealing with the problem he's facing, and about how Pliny's Letter borrows copiously from the New Testament and the ancient Christian martyria. It's all part of BORN IN THE SECOND CENTURY's forced march to capture the unassailable fortress of Epistulae 10.96 and 10.97.Opening reading: A fake letter from the emperor Hadrian to a Roman governor sheds light on how the early Christians forged imperial documents about persecution.Patreon: www.patreon.com/borninthesecondcenturyWebsite: facebook.com/BornInTheSecondCenturyE-mail: secondcenturypodcast@gmail.comMusic: Pompeii Gray on Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud00:47 - Reading: HADRIAN, Rescript to Fundanus.29:37 - OPENING Remarks.42:56 - Close Reading RE-INTRO.45:27 - REDCARD: Excessive Length.50:50 - REDCARD: Lack of Geographical Reference.56:36 - REDCARD: Persecution Trope.58:21 - REDCARD: On Precedents.1:06:43 - REDCARD: No Knowledge of Christians.1:12:36 - REDCARD: Use of the Term "Christian."1:31:36 - REDCARD: Christians Fully Distinguished from Jews.1:39:32 - REDCARD: Intertextuality with Acts and the Gospels.1:48:34 - CLOSING Remarks.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/borninthesecondcentury)

The Roman official Pliny the Younger supposedly wrote a letter that mentioned the Christian religion, all the way back in 112 AD. If this letter is genuine, it represents a major threat to BORN IN THE SECOND CENTURY. Therefore, host Chris Palmero launches a new multi-part series: the most comprehensive effort of the past three hundred years to prove that this letter of Pliny was in fact a forgery; a Christian forgery of the late second century in the spirit of Hadrian's fake rescript to Fundanus. Anyone who listens to this episode can learn about the background of Pliny the Younger and his famous letter; about the many arguments against its authenticity that will be presented in this series; about how Tertullian's apparent early use of the letter doesn't prove its authenticity, about whether Pliny himself was a historical figure, about whether Pliny's writings as a whole are genuine, and about the strange history of Book Ten of Pliny's Epistulae, in which this troublesome text occurs.Opening reading: Pliny writes to Tacitus, expressing pride in the genius of both men, and hopes that they'll be remembered by posterity. Nineteen centuries later they still stand, thrusting out forbidding hands like the Pillars of the Argonath guarding the secrets of the true origins of Christianity. But I've seen much more formidable objectives. And I propose to move immediately upon their works.Patreon: www.patreon.com/borninthesecondcenturyWebsite: facebook.com/BornInTheSecondCenturyE-mail: secondcenturypodcast@gmail.comMusic: Pompeii Gray on Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud00:00 - Reading: PLINY THE YOUNGER to Tacitus, Epistulae 9.14.12:04 - OPENING Remarks.15:09 - INTRODUCTION to the Pliny Letter Series.24:50 - On TERTULLIAN'S Supposed Use of the Pliny Letter.39:37 - The Quest of the Historical PLINY.52:08 - Whether Pliny's Epistulae are GENUINE.1:03:52 - The ARGUMENTS against the Pliny Letter (the Red Cards).1:19:38 - The Strange History of Book Ten of Pliny's Epistulae.1:32:46 - CLOSING Remarks.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/borninthesecondcentury)

In his Moral letters to Lucilius, Seneca gives us many good tips. In this video, I read and explain in easy Latin 3 tips on reading and make the most of what we read, no matter how little.

Catherina et Augustus et Iustus epistulas a fautoribus missas legunt tractantque. Quidnam significat somnium Patricii? Quid ominatur? Certiores nos facias aut hac in pagina (infra) aut apud Prosopobiblion (“Facebook“) aut pipiando (“tweeting”) @QDicitur–adice #QDPod174.

How familiar are you with Stoic philosophy? I invite you to listen to an all time favorite, letter VI from Epistulae Morales (Morales Epistles) aka Letters to a Stoic by Lucilius Annaeus Seneca --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fno/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fno/support

Tres sodales plurimas epistulas ab audientibus missas recitant et eisdem satis iocose respondent. Si qua dicenda vel respondenda habeas ad ea quae diximus (velut de libris quos his diebus legis), certiores nos facias aut hac in pagina (infra) aut apud Prosopobiblion (“Facebook“) aut pipiando (“tweeting”) @QDicitur–adice #QDPod169.

Nel nostro mondo contemporaneo così caotico, rapido, complesso, ha ancora un valore lo studio di discipline come storia e filosofia? Proviamo a scoprirlo insieme in questo primo episodio di Sentieri Intrecciati! TESTI CITATI: 1) ‘Epistulae ex Ponto' di Ovidio: https://amzn.to/30GHqmV 2) ‘Che cos'è la filosofia?' di Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari: https://amzn.to/3d3dzKg (versione ebook: https://amzn.to/3jDjpV2) 3) ‘Che cos'è la filosofia?' di José Ortega y Gasset: https://amzn.to/2SyMMMn 4) ‘Apologia della storia' di Marc Bloch: https://amzn.to/2GrDe3w (versione ebook: https://amzn.to/3iyBIte) 5) ‘La storia come pensiero e come azione' di Benedetto Croce: https://amzn.to/2SB9UK5 6) 'Prima lezione di filosofia' di Roberto Casati: https://amzn.to/2HY9DPm (versione ebook: https://amzn.to/33BUGL9)

点（Point）是最为基础的字体排印长度单位。点制系统的创建、修订，有着颇为纷杂的历史；其单位尺寸，也随地域及度量标准而流变。本期节目将为大家梳理相关史料，解说「点」之经纬。 参考链接 字谈字畅 000：「本节目由 Type is Beautiful dot com 制作播出」 点（point），字体排印长度单位 英制长度单位，包括英尺（foot，原义为「脚」）、英寸（inch，原义为「十二分之一」，合 1/12 英尺） 法国旧制长度单位，包括旧制法丈（图瓦斯 toise，合 6 法尺）、法尺（皮耶 pied (du roi)，原义为「（国王的）脚」）、法寸（普斯 pouce，原义为「拇指」，合 1/12 法尺）、法分（利涅 ligne，原义为「线」，合 1/12 法寸） 西方活字字号的传统名称 Cicero（西塞罗），字体排印长度单位，最初来自 1468 年 Arnold Pannartz 和 Konrad Sweynheim 印刷西塞罗著作《致友书》（Epistulae ad Familiares）的活字字体尺寸 皮埃尔-西蒙·富尼耶（Pierre-Simon Fournier），法国铸字师、字体排印师；1737 年提出了「富尼耶点」（Fournier point） 弗朗索瓦-安布鲁瓦兹·迪多（François-Ambroise Didot），迪多家族第二代印刷师；1783 年修订了富尼耶点的单位尺寸，定为「迪多点」（Didot point），也被后世称作「欧陆点」 Pica（派卡），一种西文字号的传统名称及其派生的度量单位 MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan Co. (MS&J)，据称是美国最老的铸字公司，1796 年成立于费城 Lawrence Johnson，英裔美国铸字师、刻板印刷师；Johnson pica 的名称来自他创办的同名公司（L. Johnson & Co.），后被并入 MS&J TeX 中的长度单位 日本工业标准 JIS Z 8305-1962 另外定义了 point（ポイント）的国际单位制长度 中华人民共和国文化部于 1958 年公布的《关于活字及字模规格化的决定（草案）》也另外定义了 point（点）的国际单位制长度 主播 Eric：字体排印研究者，译者，The Type 编辑 蒸鱼：设计师，The Type 编辑 欢迎与我们交流或反馈，来信请致 podcast@thetype.com​。如果你喜爱本期节目，也欢迎用支付宝向我们捐赠：hello@thetype.com​。 The Type 会员计划已上线，成为我们的会员，即可享受月刊通讯、礼品赠送、活动优惠以及购物折扣等权益。

Dans cet épisode polyglotte, Isabelle refuse de lire de l'italien et Eric se passionne pour la mortalité infantile. Ce faisant, on découvre les vertus apaisantes de la lecture en langue étrangère et l'inutilité complète des éditions bilingues, tout en préparant le terrain pour un épisode à venir consacré à la traduction. Contact : noslanguesdanstonoreille@gmail.com  Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/NLDTOpod/  Twitter : @NLDTOpod  Instagram : noslanguesdanstonoreille Musique du podcast par Komiku/Monplaisir  www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku…_adventures_   Musique additionnelle : Der Erlkönig, Lied de Franz Schubert (D 328), chanté par Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompagné de Gerald Moore en 1970   Références des oeuvres citées :  Albert Camus, La Peste Simone de Beauvoir, Le Deuxième sexe J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone George Orwell, Animal Farm James Joyce, Dubliners (Gens de Dublin) Friedrich Nietzsche, Menschliches, Allzumenschliches (Humain, trop humain) J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Alfred De Vigny, Journal, 26 mars 1838,  « Il ne suffit pas d’entendre l’anglais pour comprendre ce grand homme, il faut entendre le Shakespeare, qui est une langue aussi. Le cœur de Shakespeare est une langue à part. » Marcel Proust, Contre Sainte-Beuve,  « Les beaux livres sont écrits dans une sorte de langue étrangère. Sous chaque mot chacun de nous met son sens ou du moins son image qui est souvent un contresens. Mais dans les beaux livres, tous les contresens qu’on fait sont beaux. »  Oscar Wilde, The Poems of Oscar Wilde in one volume, éd. Tauchnitz Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (Lettres morales à Lucilius) Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway & Orlando J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Paul Auster, City of Glass, in New York Trilogy Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Der Erlkönig

3 Kernpunkte dieser Folge: Als Unternehmer ist man keine Insel: Alleine hast du nur begrenzt Einfluss. Eine Organisation ist immer Teamwork. Achte darauf, dass du dir immer Möglichkeiten offen hältst: Wenn du Entscheidungen triffst, plane gleich gute Optionen für die Zukunft ein (z.B. die Möglichkeit, das eigene Unternehmen von anderen Shareholdern komplett zu kaufen). Stelle immer die Menschen in den Mittelpunkt: Letztendlich geht es immer um den Menschen. Habe darum die Disziplin, wichtigen Sachen wie den Werte und der Unternehmenskultur genügend Raum zu geben. Erwähnungen und Ressourcen: Hinweis: Einige der folgenden Links sind Affiliate Links (u.U. von Amazon). Wenn du dich für einen Kauf entscheidest, verdiene ich eine kleine Provision – ohne zusätzliche Kosten oder Nachteile für dich. Bertelsmann Verlag Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity (https://simonmcschubert.de/go/radical-candor/) von Kim Scott (Buch) Confessions Of An Advertising Man (https://simonmcschubert.de/go/confessions-of-an-advertising-man/) von David Ogilvy (Buch) Selbsthilfenetzwerk MS Connect (https://www.msconnect.de/) Briefe von Seneca: Epistulae morales (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistulae_morales) Über folgende Themen sprechen wir: Gibt es den typischen Unternehmer? Wie kam es dazu, dass Hans selbst ein Unternehmen gegründet hat? Die Bedeutung von Partnern, um die eigene Ziele zu erreichen Wie kann man Eigenverantwortung und eine gute Führungskultur fördern Wie man Werte zum Leben erweckt Regelmäßige interne Fortbildung Warum es so wichtig ist, den Menschen in den Mittelpunkt zu stellen Wie sozial ist Social Media wirklich? Digitale Selbsthilfegruppen Warum der Satz „if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it“ nicht stimmt Das Prinzip „never protect your own business“ Neue Technologien oder Ideen mit einem eigenen Startup auszuprobieren Gast dieser Folge: Hans-Ulrich von Freyberg Dr. Hans-Ulrich von Freyberg ist CEO der Frankfurter Digitalagentur Cocomore AG, die er im Jahr 2000 gründete. Zuvor war er über zehn Jahre lang für Bertelsmann tätig, z. B. als Vorstandsmitglied der Bertelsmann Buch AG, deren Konzerngesellschaften er im französischen und spanischen Sprachraum leitete. Hans-Ulrich von Freyberg studierte Volkswirtschaft an der Universität Freiburg, machte einen Master in klassischer Philologie sowie einen Master of Business Administration an der Stanford University, USA. Promoviert hat er 1988 in Freiburg. Dr. Hans-Ulrich von Freyberg wurde am 10. August 1960 in Bad Homburg geboren. Als Agentur für Marketing, IT und Experience Design entwickelt Cocomore mit insgesamt 180 Mitarbeitern an den Standorten in Frankfurt am Main, Köln, Genf (Schweiz) und Sevilla (Spanien) Kommunikations-, E-Commerce- und CRM-Lösungen (Customer Relationship Management). Zu den Kunden von Cocomore gehören unter anderem Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Merz, Luxair, Rabobank und Tele Columbus. Die Agentur realisiert Projekte in über 30 Ländern. www.cocomore.de (https://www.cocomore.de/) „Als Dienstleister entwickeln wir überzeugende digitale Kommunikation und Services, als Start-up-Schmiede erfolgreiche digitale Produkte. Immer geht es uns dabei um die Menschen. Und um Ergebnisse. Alles andere ist Mittel zum Zweck.“

Hoc in colloquio Augustus et Catherina et Iustus de litteris ab auditoribus quibusdam missis colloquuntur. Si Augustus, Catherina, Iustus singuli ad singulas pertinerent deas–sc. ad Iunonem, Minervam, Venerem–ad quam deam pertineret Augustus, ad quam Catherina, ad quam Iustus? Certiores nos facias aut hac in pagina (infra) aut apud Prosopobiblion (“Facebook“)... Read more »

For mysterious reasons, in 8 CE, Ovid was exiled from Rome. Ovid’s last works were composed an ocean away from  Italy, on the western shore of the Black Sea. Episode 64 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-64-quiz Episode 64 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-064-ovids-exile Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

A CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 19 Redefining Leadership in a Traditional Industry with Mary Powell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power Corporation Welcome to Episode 19. I am joined by Mary Powell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power in Vermont.  This Episode 19 presents a unique CEO profile in Mary Powell.  Many of the CEO’s that we have featured in the past have come from science, technology and engineering disciplines or law or finance backgrounds.  Mary was raised in an artistic household on New York’s Upper West Side.  Her father was a hardworking, constantly auditioning New York actor.  Mary attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts made widely famous by the 1980 dramatic film Fame based on student life at the School of Performing Arts. Mary studied art with a particular passion for charcoal drawing with its kinetic form of big, bold, and fast movement.  She was graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts from Keene State College in New Hampshire.  Her career experience prior to Green Mountain Power included a breath of variety – for a large fund manager specializing in money markets, for state government, and in banking. Through our conversation it will become very apparent how Mary’s creative and liberal arts background and variety of experience renders her as a uniquely effective leader in a utility industry that most often abides by tradition. I’d like to express our special thanks to the clients of Lyceum Leadership Consulting that enable us to bring you this podcast.  Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  See you next time.   Informative and Helpful Links An April 3rd 2013 article on architecture website Arch Daily entitled “Can Architecture Make Us More Creative?” by Jonathan C. Molloy posed an interesting lead in question: “What do MIT’s Building 20, the Ancient Greek Agora, 18th Century British teahouses, and early 20th century Parisian cafés have in common?”  “They were some of the most creative spaces in the world.” Goes the answer.   The Green Mountain Power INSPiRE SPACE. See video link on our program page on the Episode 19 page on our website. Website: https://gmpinspire.com/ From Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist Seneca, “Mihi crede, verum gaudium res severa est.” Epistulae morales, 23, 4 ---- “Believe me, true joy is a serious business.”    Program Guide Episode 19 Redefining Leadership in a Traditional Industry with Mary Powell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power Corporation 0:32     Introduction to Episode 19 and Mary Powell, President and CEO of Green Mountain Power 2:17     Introduction to Green Mountain Power 3:44     Progression of Green Mountain Power accomplishments and award recognition. 6:43     Origins of orientation toward fulfilling ‘customer dreams’ and ‘love’ for customers 7:52     The Tesla Powerwall as an answer to customer dreams and to ridding the dependence on ‘peakers’ in Vermont 10:38   Break 1 11:01   Innovation at Green Mountain Power 13:11   Physical space and its role in innovation and GMP’s INSPiRE SPACE. See video link on our program page on the Episode 19 page on our website. And “Can Architecture Make Us More Creative?” by Jonathan C. Molloy 16:54   Break 2 17:09   Boundaries or lack thereof at GMP 21:24   Break 3 21:46   M&A at Green Mountain Power and 'the ability to soar' 25:13   Final Break 4  25:28   Conclusion: Mary Powell’s leadership that draws upon her upbringing and liberal arts education 27:40   Famous Last Words – Seneca “Mihi crede, verum gaudium res severa est.” Epistulae morales, 23, 4 28:06   Preview of upcoming Episode 20 and Patricia Kampling, CEO of Alliant Energy in Madison Wisconsin.    Biographies of Guests Ms. Mary Powell Mary Powell is nationally recognized as an energy visionary, positioning Green Mountain Power as a leading energy transformation company.  Delivering clean, cost-effective and highly reliable power to customers all across Vermont, GMP offers cutting-edge products and service to reduce costs and carbon.  In 2017, GMP was named one of the top 10 energy companies in the world by Fast Company.  GMP has also achieved the top score for mid-sized utilities in the East Region in J.D. Power’s 2016 electric utility residential customer satisfaction study. Mary has served as president and chief executive officer for GMP since 2008.  She initiated and implemented a strategic and comprehensive restructuring of the company that dramatically transformed GMP, and she has been the backbone of a cultural transformation and service quality improvement.  Fast, fun, and effective is her motto.  Under Mary’s leadership, GMP became the first utility in the world to become a member of B Corp, showing a commitment to use energy as a force for good. Mary has delivered on an ambitious energy vision to provide low-carbon, low-cost and highly reliable power to Vermonters.  As a result, GMP became the first utility to offer to help customers go off-grid, built Vermont’s largest wind farm, made Rutland, Vermont, the Solar Generation Capital of New England, and installed smart grid technology across GMP’s service territory. In 2012, Mary led the acquisition of Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS), with a promise to generate $144 million in savings for customers.  GMP has grown from serving 88,000 customers in 2008 to serving over 260,000 customers, with revenues of more than $640 million and $2 billion in assets. And in 2015, Mary led another partnership with Tesla, with GMP becoming the first utility anywhere to offer customers the Tesla Powerwall battery. In 2014, Mary was recognized by Powergen as the Woman of the Year, in 2015 The Burlington Free Press named her Vermonter of the Year, in 2016 Fast Company named Mary one of the 100 most creative people in business, and in 2017, Mary was named one of the top 25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market by CEO Connection.    Your host Thomas B. Linquist is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions. Over his 16 years in management and leadership consulting he has served a wide array of industrial clients.  This includes leadership assessment and search for chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and boards of directors.  He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and over his 27-year career has served in a variety of roles: as an engineer with Shell Oil Company, a banker with ABN AMRO Bank, and as treasurer was the youngest corporate officer in the 150+ year history at Peoples Energy Company in Chicago.  He is an expert on hiring and promotion decisions and leadership development.  Over the course of his search career, he has interviewed thousands of leaders.  Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues. Program Disclaimer The only purpose of the podcast is to educate, inform and entertain. The information shared is based on the collection of experiences of each of the guests interviewed and should not be considered or substituted for professional advice. Guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, experience and conclusions, and neither The Leadership Lyceum LLC nor any company providing financial support endorses or opposes any particular content, recommendation or methodology discussed in this podcast. Follow Leadership Lyceum on: Our website: www.LeadershipLyceum.com LinkedIn: The Leadership Lyceum LLC Twitter: @LeaderLyceum https://twitter.com/LeaderLyceum Email us: info@LeadershipLyceum.com Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues. 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Tres amici, quorundam nominibis clamatis, epistulam Ciceronianam (Cic. Fam. 9.2) tractare pergunt necnon pendent utrum cum amicis humanis an cum libris potius iter faciant. Qui libri, qui scriptores sunt tibi amicissimi? Certiores nos facias aut hac in pagina (infra) aut apud Prosopobiblion (“Facebook“) aut pipiando (“tweeting”) @QDicitur–adice #QDPod123. Quomodo Dicitur?... Read more »

Tres amici, nugis quibusdam communicatis, epistulam Ciceronianam (Cic. Fam. 9.2) a Catherina propositam considerant. Estne liber cui suscenses vel cuius te (sub)pudet? Certiores nos facias aut hac in pagina (infra) aut apud Prosopobiblion (“Facebook“) aut pipiando (“tweeting”) @QDicitur–adice #QDPod122. Quomodo Dicitur? Podcast: Episode 122 by Justin Slocum Bailey, Gus Grissom, Catherine... Read more »

Por petición popular vuelven las cartas de Seneca, y esperemos que entremos en racha. Aquí os dejo la IV Carta de Seneca a Lucilio sobre compartir el conocimiento. Saludos Lucilio. Siento, querido Lucilo, que no solo me he reformado sin que me he transformado. Pero estoy seguro que todavía hay muchas cosas en mí que debo cambiar y mejorar. Por supuesto, hay muchas que debo compactar, reducir o llevar a un lugar de mayor relevancia.  Y esto ya es prueba que mi espíritu mejora: ya que ahora es consciente de fallos que hasta ahora ignoraba. En ciertos casos hay enfermos que deben ser felicitados cuando descubren y aceptan la enfermedad en sí mismos. Quiero compartir contigo esta transformación que he experimentado, porqué así nuestra amistad empezará a gozar de una confianza más autentica, más propia de la verdadera amistad. Esa en que ni la esperanza, ni el miedo, ni el interés propio no pueden separar. Esa amistad con la cual los hombres mueren, por la cual mueren. Te puedo hablar de muchos que sin carecer de amigos, carecieron de amistad. Sin embargo, esto no puede suceder cuando las almas son unidas por el mutuo interés en una alianza para perseguir un objetivo noble. ¿Y por qué no es posible? Porque ambos amigos saben que lo tienen todo en común, y en especial lo que les es adverso. No te puedes imaginar cuanto progreso noto que consigo cada día. Cuando me dices “Comparte conmigo ese saber que tan bien te sirve”. Debo decir que en verdad deseo transmitírtelo. Pues me gusta aprender porque así puedo enseñar. Ningún conocimiento me deleitaría, por beneficioso que fuera, si yo fuese su único depositario. Si me fuera dada sabiduría a condición de esconderla y no transmitirla, la rechazaría. Ninguna posesión da placer sin amigos con quien compartirla. Por ello te haré llegar mis propios libros y, para que no pierdas el tiempo buscando aquí y allá las citas más provechosas, colocaré marcas que te lleven inmediatamente a los pasajes que apruebo y admiro. Sin embargo, te sería de mayor provecho escucharme de viva voz y tener contacto real que la mera palabra escrita. Es necesario que vengas a verme en persona más a menudo por dos motivos: primero, por que los hombres hacen más caso de sus ojos que a sus oídos; segundo, porque aprender a base de preceptos es un camino largo, pero aprender de los ejemplos es más breve y eficaz. Cleantes⁠1 no habría emulado tan bien a Zenón solo con haberlo escuchado: estuvo con él, comprendió sus motivos, y observó como vivía siguiendo sus principios. Platón, Aristóteles y todo el grupo de sabios que siguieron su propio camino, fueron conducidos más por las acciones y el carácter de Sócrates que por sus palabras.  No fueron las clases de Epicuro sino vivir bajo el mismo techo lo que hizo de Metrodoro,  Hermarcho, de Polieno⁠2 grandes hombres. Por eso te convoco,  no solo para que progreses sino para que me ayudes a progresar. Ya que nos podemos aportar mucho el uno al otro. Entretanto, te revelo aquella pequeña recompensa cotidiana que te debo, que hoy me ha deleitado en Hecatón cuando escribe: "Me preguntas ¿qué progreso he hecho? He empezado a ser mi propio amigo." Y es en efecto una gran mejora, pues nunca más estará solo. Y puedes estar seguro que tal hombre es amigo de toda la humanidad. Adiós. 1 Cleantes de Aso (En gr. Κλέανθης) (circa 331 a.C. - 232 a.C.) fue discípulo de Zenón de Citio, el fundador de la escuela estoica. Al fallecer Zenón, Cleantes dedicó el resto de su vida a difundir las enseñanzas de Zenón. 2 Metrodoro, Hermarcho y Polieno fueron filósofos de la escuela de Epicuro entre los S IV y III aC. © Texto adaptado por Marc Alier y Maria José Casañ A partir de las siguientes fuentes : Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium https://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Epistulae_morales_ad_Lucilium “Sen