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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves--and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and destroyed them... Read Full Overview

De Brevitate Vitae (English: On the Shortness of Life) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime around the year 49 AD, to his father-in-law Paulinus.

The essay argues that time is best used by living in the present... Read Full Overview

Esta obra re ne ensayos y cartas filos ficas de S neca, uno de los m s grandes representantes del estoicismo romano. En "De la brevedad de la vida", S neca reflexiona sobre c mo la vida, aunque breve, puede ser plena si se vive con sabidur a y atenci n, evitando distracciones... Read Full Overview

De Brevitate Vitae (English: On the Shortness of Life) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime around the year 49 AD, to Paulinus. Seneca's biting words still pack a powerful punch two thousand years later. According to the essay,... Read Full Overview

De Brevitate Vitae (English: On the Shortness of Life) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime around the year 49 AD, to his father-in-law Paulinus.

The essay argues that time is best used by living in the present... Read Full Overview

"Life is long if you know how to use it."

From the author of Letters From A Stoic (Epistulae Morales), comes another brilliant, timeless guide to living well.

Written as a moral essay to his friend Paulinus, Seneca's biting words still pack a powerful punch... Read Full Overview

"So it is: we are not given a short life but we are wasteful of it... Life is long if you know how to use it."

"But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future."

"We must indulge the mind... Read Full Overview

Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas series

Life is long if you know how to use it. From the author of Letters From A Stoic (Epistulae Moralis), comes another brilliant, timeless guide to living well. Written as a moral essay to his friend Paulinus, Seneca's biting words still pack a powerful punch two thousand years later... Read Full Overview

"Life is long if you know how to use it." -Seneca On the Shortness of Life is a moral essay written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime around the year 49 AD, to his father-in-law Paulinus. The philosopher brings up many Stoic principles on the nature... Read Full Overview

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"On the Shortness of Life" (De Brevitate Vitae) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime around the year 49 AD, to his father-in-law Paulinus... Read Full Overview

From the author of Letters from a Stoic (Epistulae Morales) , comes another timeless guide to living well.

SOBRE O AUTOR

L?cio Aneu S?neca (em latim: Lucius Annaeus Seneca) nasceu em C?rdoba (Espanha) por volta do ano 4 a. C. Conhecido pelo car?ter moral de suas obras, o fil?sofo, escritor e pol?tico foi um dos principais representantes do Estoicismo no Imp?rio... Read Full Overview

The message is simple: Life is long if you live it wisely. Don

De Brevitate Vitae (English: On the Shortness of Life) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime around the year 49 AD, to Paulinus. Seneca's biting words still pack a powerful punch two thousand years later. According to the essay,... Read Full Overview

"Nous n'avons pas trop peu de temps, mais nous en perdons beaucoup". Un Trait philosophique absolument incontournable et tr s actuel sur le rapport au temps dans lequel S n que nous invite faire une pause dans nos vies surmen es, prendre le temps de vivre pleinement.