Seneca's Letters from a Stoic
Certes, la condition des gens occupés est misérable ; plus misérable encore est pourtant celle des gens qui ne travaillent pas pour leur propre compte, dorment au rythme du sommeil d'un autre, marchent au rythme d'un autre, qui doivent aimer et haïr, sentiments qui entre tous relèvent de la liberté, sur commande. Ceux-là, s'ils veulent savoir à que
... See moreSénèque • Sur la brieveté de la vie (La Petite Collection t. 18) (French Edition)
very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.
Seneca • On the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas)
“The founder of the universe, who assigned to us the laws of life, provided that we should live well, but not in luxury. Everything needed for our well-being is right before us, whereas what luxury requires is gathered by many miseries and anxieties. Let us use this gift of nature and count it among the greatest things.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 119
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