Docendo discimus
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Docendo discimus,. Seneca the Younger
(c. 4 BC – 65 AD) says in his letters to Lucilius Junior
that we are learning if we teach (epistulae morales
I, 7, 8). Docendo discimus is the motto
of the following institutions:
Seneca the Younger
Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero...
(c. 4 BC – 65 AD) says in his letters to Lucilius Junior
Lucilius Junior
Lucilius Junior , was the Roman governor of Sicily during the reign of Nero, a friend and correspondent of Seneca, and the possible author of Aetna, a poem which survives in a corrupt state.-Life:...
that we are learning if we teach (epistulae morales
Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium is a bundle of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life. These letters all start with the phrase "Seneca Lucilio suo salutem" and end with the word "Vale" . In these letters, Seneca gives Lucilius tips on how to become a more...
I, 7, 8). Docendo discimus is the motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
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