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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
ISBN: 9780143036326
Format: pdf
Page: 112

LIFE IS LONG IF YOU KNOW HOW TO USE IT. Through the tragedy that has come to the life of Job he comes to reflect on the shortness of days. I stumbled upon a great essay during a thesis writing break today. SENECA ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE. Lucius Seneca, a Stoic Roman philosopher, wrote a letter titled 'On The Shortness Of Life' a couple millennia ago, but its message is timeless. I've tried writing something similar in the past, but never found the eloquence to do the topic justice. Death is but just around the corner. 4 BC – 65 AD) 20 Responses to “60 in 60: #1 – Seneca's On the Shortness of Life (Penguin's Great Ideas)”. When you have an hour and a clear head, I urge you to read it. On the Shortness of Life; Life Is Long If You Know How to Use It by Lucius Seneca (c. The days are fleeting ever so quickly for us all. The shortness of life is a great spur to the development of a personal philosophy. I feel most instructed and, hence, consoled by sayings of the stoics.