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On the Shortness of Life by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

On the Shortness of Life Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca ebook
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Page: 112
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780143036326

This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. Seneca tells us that 'life is long if you know how to use it' and the problem is that 'we waste a lot of it'. Understanding the shortness of life Archbishop Emeritus John Bathersby. By Stephen James Carter on October 7, 2012. €�A Hundred Years Are Gone By”: Xerxes on the Brevity of Life in Herodotus' The History. A friend of mine passed away yesterday. "LIFE IS LONG, FOR THOSE WHO KNOW HOW TO USE IT." -Seneca. I've just had some news which has made me thankful for everything I haveand realise it could all disappear in the blink of an eye. Right in the virtual solar plexus, like an unexpected punch. I first came across Seneca the Stoic through Tim Ferriss, who names him as his favorite philosopher and posted a translation of one of his letters – On the Shortness of Life – on his blog. 2 comments: Laura November 10, 2009 at 8:36 PM. Through the tragedy that has come to the life of Job he comes to reflect on the shortness of days. The days are fleeting ever so quickly for us all. We weren't especially close, in fact, she was more friend of a friend. Death is but just around the corner.