서간 103

On Flattery

De adulatione

요약

Seneca warns against flattery and sycophancy. He argues that we should prefer honest criticism to false praise.

덕자기 성찰군중과 사회

Translated by Richard M. Gummere, 1917

번역 비교

관련 서간

서간 3: On True and False Friendship

Both discuss true versus false friends

서간 59: On Pleasure and Joy

Honesty versus flattery