Quote of the day by Seneca: “The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which depends on tomorrow and wastes today”
- People often imagine that life will truly begin once they reach a particular destination, achieve a goal or resolve a problem.
- Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher, warned against this habit more than two thousand years ago.
- In his essay On the Shortness of Life, he wrote that “the greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which depends on tomorrow and wastes today.
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- People often imagine that life will truly begin once they reach a particular destination, achieve a goal or resolve a problem.
- Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher, warned against this habit more than two thousand years ago.
- In his essay On the Shortness of Life, he wrote that “the greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which depends on tomorrow and wastes today.
Sources: Times of India