Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Our life is amply long for him who orders it properly.”
- Source
- On the Shortness of Life
- Date
- c. 49
- English wording
- John W. Basore — Translator · from Latin
Meaning of “Our life is amply long for him who…”
A finite life can still be sufficient when attention is deliberately ordered instead of being scattered across pursuits that do not deserve it.
Where does it come from?
On the Shortness of Life, Chapter I; John W. Basore translation, concluding Seneca’s opening comparison between life and wealth under a good guardian.
