On the shortness of life
49:9
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
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9.
And yet I may well seem in your eyes no less mad, if I spend my energies on that sort of thing; for even now I am in a state of siege.
And yet, in the former case it would be merely a peril from the outside that threatened me, and a wall that sundered me from the foe; as it is now, death-dealing perils are in my very presence.
I have no time for such nonsense; a mighty undertaking is on my hands.
What am I to do?
Death is on my trail, and life is fleeting away;
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the shortness of life
Location: Chapter 49, Section 9
Content:
9.
And yet I may well seem in your eyes no less mad, if I spend my energies on that sort of thing; for even now I am in a state of siege.
And yet, in the former case it would be merely a peril from the outside that threatened me, and a wall that sundered me from the foe; as it is now, death-dealing perils are in my very presence.
I have no time for such nonsense; a mighty undertaking is on my hands.
What am I to do?
Death is on my trail, and life is fleeting away;