Of a Happy Life is an essay written by Seneca around the year 58 AD. It was intended for his old sibling Gallio, to whom Seneca also dedicated his dialogue entitled De Ira (‘On Anger’). It really is divided into 28 chapters that present the moral thoughts of Seneca at their many mature. Seneca clarifies that the quest for happiness may be the pursuit of cause – reason designed not merely using reasoning, but also understanding the procedures of nature.

Translation by Aubrey Stewart and made by Vox Stoica

Seneca’s Essays Series:

1) Of providence – addressed to Lucilius

2) Within the Firmness from the Wise Man – addressed to Serenus

3-5) Of Anger (Books 1-3) – addressed to his brother Novatus

6) Of Consolation – addressed to Marcia

7) Of the Happy Life – addressed to Gallio

8) Of Leisure – tackled to Serenus

9) Of Tranquillity of Mind – tackled to Serenus

10) For the Shortness of Life – tackled to Paulinus

11) Of Consolation – addressed to Polybius

12) Of Consolation – addressed to Helvia