Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“No one asserts his claim to himself.”
- Source
- On the Shortness of Life
- Date
- c. 49
- English wording
- John W. Basore — Translator · from Latin
Meaning of “No one asserts his claim to himself.”
A person can defend property yet fail to protect attention, allowing other demands to occupy the life that only they can decide how to use.
Where does it come from?
On the Shortness of Life, Chapter II; part of Seneca’s criticism of people who give all their time away.
