36.
Therefore let us press on and persevere.
There remains much more of the road than we have put behind us; but the greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
I fully understand what this task is.
It is a thing which I desire, and I desire it with all my heart.
I see that you also have been aroused and are hastening with great zeal towards infinite beauty.
Let us, then, hasten; only on these terms will life be a boon to us; otherwise, there is delay, and indeed disgraceful delay, while we busy ourselves with revolting things.
Let us see to it that all time belongs to us.
This, however, cannot be unless first of all our own selves begin to belong to us.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the supreme good
Location: Chapter 71, Section 36
Content:
36.
Therefore let us press on and persevere.
There remains much more of the road than we have put behind us; but the greater part of progress is the desire to progress.
I fully understand what this task is.
It is a thing which I desire, and I desire it with all my heart.
I see that you also have been aroused and are hastening with great zeal towards infinite beauty.
Let us, then, hasten; only on these terms will life be a boon to us; otherwise, there is delay, and indeed disgraceful delay, while we busy ourselves with revolting things.
Let us see to it that all time belongs to us.
This, however, cannot be unless first of all our own selves begin to belong to us.