On the Shortness of Life: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader (Harris Classics)

<u>ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE</u> is a moral essay written by <u>Seneca</u> the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus.★ Seneca 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 use time wisely.★ In general, time can be best used in the study of philosophy, according to Seneca.★ This essay has been carefully adapted in to <u>Modern English</u> to allow for easy reading. ✓ENJOY ♥

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🗸 Author(s): James Harris
🗸 Title: On the Shortness of Life: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader (Harris Classics)
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🗸 Languange: English
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