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On the Shortness of Life
The essay this quote opens. Seneca's most powerful argument about how we waste our time.
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“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it.”
On the Shortness of Life, Chapter 1·4 BCE - 65 CE
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Seneca
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4 BCE - 65 CE · Roman Stoicism
Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, and advisor to Emperor Nero.
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MODERN COMPANION
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius explores similar themes of mortality and the urgency of living well.
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