Nothing is truly yours except your time.

What it means

Money, possessions and status can be taken or lost. Time is the one thing nature put in your hands, and people give it away more freely than anything else. Guard it the way you would guard cash.

The source

"Nothing is truly yours except your time." Seneca said it in Letters to Lucilius 1.3. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

"Omnia, Lucili, aliena sunt, tempus tantum nostrum est"

Original Latin, Letters to Lucilius 1.3. 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 "Nothing is truly yours except your time." mean?

Money, possessions and status can be taken or lost. Time is the one thing nature put in your hands, and people give it away more freely than anything else. Guard it the way you would guard cash.

Who said "Nothing is truly yours except your time."?

Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Source: Letters to Lucilius 1.3.

What is the original Latin?

Omnia, Lucili, aliena sunt, tempus tantum nostrum est. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

Is "Nothing is truly yours except your time." on a shirt?

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