How does seneca make this idea plausible

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1. In what way is a wise person self-sufficient when it comes to having friends? How does Seneca make this idea plausible?

2. What does Seneca mean when he says that the wise person "desires friends for the purpose of practicing friendship, in order that his noble qualities may not lie dormant"?

3. What, according to Seneca, is the reason for lamentation and excessive weeping? Why is it a problem? Do you agree? Why or why not?

4. Why should we see to it that "the recollection of those whom we have lost becomes a pleasant memory to us"?

5. Why does Seneca mean when he says that the most shameful cure for sorrow is to grow weary of sorrowing? Why does he think this is the case?

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