You can't outrun yourself.

What it means

Restless people keep changing trips and pastimes to escape themselves. Seneca says they fail, because they follow themselves as their own heaviest companion. Fix what is inside and you can rest anywhere.

The source

"You can't outrun yourself." Seneca said it in On Tranquility of Mind 2.14. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

"Sequitur se ipse et urget grauissimus comes."

Original Latin, On Tranquility of Mind 2.14. 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 "You can't outrun yourself." mean?

Restless people keep changing trips and pastimes to escape themselves. Seneca says they fail, because they follow themselves as their own heaviest companion. Fix what is inside and you can rest anywhere.

Who said "You can't outrun yourself."?

Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Source: On Tranquility of Mind 2.14.

What is the original Latin?

Sequitur se ipse et urget grauissimus comes. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

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"You can't outrun yourself." (Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind 2.14, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/you-cant-outrun-yourself