4 BCE–65 CE · Stoicism

Seneca on grief

Seneca consoled the grieving without forbidding their tears. Mourn, he said, but let the memory of the one you lost turn in time from pain into gratitude that you had them at all.

Let us see to it that the recollection of those we have lost becomes a pleasure to us.

Seneca — Letters to Lucilius, 63

Try this

Let grief come, then let it pass; endless mourning honours no one.
Turn remembrance into gratitude for having had them.

Questions

What did Seneca say about grief?

Seneca consoled the grieving without forbidding their tears. Mourn, he said, but let the memory of the one you lost turn in time from pain into gratitude that you had them at all.

Where did Seneca write about grief?

In Letters to Lucilius, 63.

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