Keep learning how to live as long as you live.
Seneca, Letters to Lucilius 76.3
tamdiu discendum est quemadmodum vivas quamdiu vivas
Keep learning how to live as long as you live.
Seneca, Letters to Lucilius 76.3
What it means
Seneca, already old, still went to a philosopher's lectures and was not embarrassed. Living well is the one subject you never finish. Stay a student of it.
The source
"Keep learning how to live as long as you live." Seneca said it in Letters to Lucilius 76.3. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
"tamdiu discendum est quemadmodum vivas quamdiu vivas"Original Latin, Letters to Lucilius 76.3. Text read at thelatinlibrary.com.
Who said it
Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Stoic philosopher, playwright and adviser to the emperor Nero. His letters to his friend Lucilius are the most readable handbook of Stoicism ever written.
Questions
- What does "Keep learning how to live as long as you live." mean?
- Seneca, already old, still went to a philosopher's lectures and was not embarrassed. Living well is the one subject you never finish. Stay a student of it.
- Who said "Keep learning how to live as long as you live."?
- Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Source: Letters to Lucilius 76.3.
- What is the original Latin?
- tamdiu discendum est quemadmodum vivas quamdiu vivas. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "Keep learning how to live as long as you live." on a shirt?
- Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.
Cite this line
"Keep learning how to live as long as you live." (Seneca, Letters to Lucilius 76.3, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/keep-learning-how-to-live-as-long-as
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