“Show me that the good in life does not depend upon life’s length, but upon the use we make of it; also, that it is possible, or rather usual, for a man who has lived long to have lived too little.” – Seneca the Younger On The Shortness of Life by Seneca the Younger is (at least, …
On The Shortness of Life: An Introduction to Seneca
Samurai and Seneca agreed: comfort with death brings better living. (Photo: Kalandrakas) “We don’t beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.” -Randy Pausch (1960-2008), The Last Lecture at Carnegie Mellon This week, one of my friends died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was in his …
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