Quote of Seneca - It takes the whole of life...
Biography - Seneca:
Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman (Approximate years of birth and death).
Born: -4 - Died: 65
Period:
1st century
1st century BC
Place of birth: Spain
Born: -4 - Died: 65
Period:
1st century
1st century BC
Place of birth: Spain
It takes the whole of life to learn how to live, and — what will perhaps make you wonder more — it takes the whole of life to learn how to die.
Translation
(French, Latin)
Vivere tota vita discendum est et, quod magis fortasse miraberis, tota vita discendum est mori.
See also...
Quotes for: to learn
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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Quotes for: to live
To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion.
Quotes for: to die
He who would make serious use of his life must always act as though he had a long time to live and must schedule his time as though he were about to die.
Seneca also said...
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