On meeting death cheerfully
61:2
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
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2.
The present letter is written to you with this in mind,—as if death were about to call me away in the very act of writing.
I am ready to depart, and I shall enjoy life just because I am not over-anxious as to the future date of my departure.
Before I became old I tried to live well; now that I am old, I shall try to die well; but dying well means dying gladly.
See to it that you never do anything unwillingly.
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On meeting death cheerfully
Location: Chapter 61, Section 2
Content:
2.
The present letter is written to you with this in mind,—as if death were about to call me away in the very act of writing.
I am ready to depart, and I shall enjoy life just because I am not over-anxious as to the future date of my departure.
Before I became old I tried to live well; now that I am old, I shall try to die well; but dying well means dying gladly.
See to it that you never do anything unwillingly.