De Brevitate Vitae (Seneca)
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De Brevitate Vitae (frequently referred to as On the Shortness of Life in English) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus. The philosopher brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that men waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to the essay, nature gives man enough time to do what is really important and the individual must allot it properly. In general, time can be best used in the study of philosophy, according to Seneca.
The same title is also given to a different letter, number 49 in the Letters to Lucilius.
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Works related to On the shortness of life at Wikisource- Latin Wikisource has original text related to this article: De brevitate vitae
- On the Shortness of Life translated by John W. Basore, 1932
- On The Shortness Of Life (audible American audio version)
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Of the Shortness of Life public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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