On conquering the conqueror
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Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
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10.
Bassus may be included among these men; and he had no wish to deceive us.
He says that it is as foolish to fear death as to fear old age; for death follows old age precisely as old age follows youth.
He who does not wish to die cannot have wished to live.
For life is granted to us with the reservation that we shall die; to this end our path leads.
Therefore, how foolish it is to fear it, since men simply await that which is sure, but fear only that which is uncertain!
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On conquering the conqueror
Location: Chapter 30, Section 10
Content:
10.
Bassus may be included among these men; and he had no wish to deceive us.
He says that it is as foolish to fear death as to fear old age; for death follows old age precisely as old age follows youth.
He who does not wish to die cannot have wished to live.
For life is granted to us with the reservation that we shall die; to this end our path leads.
Therefore, how foolish it is to fear it, since men simply await that which is sure, but fear only that which is uncertain!