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On the Shortness of Life

Seneca

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It brutally destroys the illusion that life is too short, arguing instead that we waste the vast majority of it on anxiety and trivialities.

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A moral essay explicitly dealing with the value of time.

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Why should I read On the Shortness of Life?

It brutally destroys the illusion that life is too short, arguing instead that we waste the vast majority of it on anxiety and trivialities.

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A moral essay explicitly dealing with the value of time.

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