Seneca, On the Shortness of Life 9.1
What it means
Two words close Seneca's argument against postponing. Everything still to come lies in uncertainty. Stop arranging the future and live the day in front of you.
The source
"Live now." Seneca said it in On the Shortness of Life 9.1. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
"protinus uiue"Original Latin, On the Shortness of Life 9.1. 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 "Live now." mean?
- Two words close Seneca's argument against postponing. Everything still to come lies in uncertainty. Stop arranging the future and live the day in front of you.
- Who said "Live now."?
- Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Source: On the Shortness of Life 9.1.
- What is the original Latin?
- protinus uiue. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line
"Live now." (Seneca, On the Shortness of Life 9.1, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/live-now
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More from Seneca
- Claim yourself back.Letters to Lucilius 1.1
- Most of life slips away doing nothing, or the wrong thing.Letters to Lucilius 1.1
- While you put life off, it runs past.Letters to Lucilius 1.3
- Nothing is truly yours except your time.Letters to Lucilius 1.3
- Be everywhere and you are nowhere.Letters to Lucilius 2.2
- Poor is not having little. Poor is wanting more.Letters to Lucilius 2.6