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On the Shortness of Life Paperback – 30 March 2018

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"So it is: we are not given a short life but we are wasteful of it... Life is long if you know how to use it.""But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.""We must indulge the mind and from time to time allow it the leisure which is its food and strength.""Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age."On the Shortness of Life is Seneca's best-known work. It offers piercing and profound insights into human nature, and a vision of the good life, summarised in his aphorism, "Life is long, if you know how to use it." Seneca elucidates many of the principles of modern productivity manuals, including the wise valuing of time: "People are frugal in guarding their personal property; but as soon as it comes to squandering time they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy,"-living in the present: "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today,"intentionality: "There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living,"and rest and recreation: "We must go for walks out of doors, so that the mind can be strengthened and invigorated by a clear sky and plenty of fresh air. At times it will acquire fresh energy from a journey by carriage and a change of scene, or from socializing and drinking freely."Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC - AD 65), also known as Seneca the Younger, was a Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist. He was the leading intellectual in the mid-first century and was a trusted advisor to the Emperor Nero. Seneca's books are among the most important primary texts of Stoic philosophy. His literary style and ideas were renowned and influential in his time, and ever since. The reformer Calvin published a commentary on one of Seneca's works, while the Catholic philosopher, Erasmus, edited a volume of Seneca. In today's uncertain world, there is a resurgence of interest in Stoic philosophy and Seneca's body of work.The Shortness of Life, a brief, accessible and carefully argued guide to a wise and full life is an essential classic.Stoic philosophy is, above all, practical. It uses reason and the careful observation of human life to address the problems of daily life. It is also universal-the emperor Marcus Aurelius and the freed slave Epictetus were both prominent Stoic philosophers. In recent years, Stoic philosophy has provided invaluable life lessons to people in all spheres of life including prisoners of war and Holocaust survivors, psychiatrists, and those in the business world. Indeed, modern Stoic thought "hold[s] fascinating promise for business and government leaders tackling global problems in a turbulent, post-recession slump," (Forbes).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Benediction Classics (30 March 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 38 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1781399573
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1781399576
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 73 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 0.23 x 23.39 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India

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Lúcio Aneu Sêneca é conhecido também como Sêneca, o jovem ou o filósofo. Nasceu em Córdoba, aproximadamente em 4 a.C. e morreu em 65 d.C. por suicídio seguindo ordens de Nero.
Riqueza fantástica, fama literária, exílio, um surpreendente retorno ao auge do poder político e um final trágico: a vida de Sêneca é uma das grandes histórias pouco contadas da Roma Antiga. Sêneca viveu durante os principados de Calígula, Cláudio e Nero. Tal ambiente de abusos e degradação ética e moral foram influências fundamentais na sua obra. Conhecê-los ajuda a melhor compreender sua filosofia.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC – AD 65), also known as Seneca the Younger, was a Hispano-Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist.
Fabulous wealth, literary fame, exile, an amazing come back to the height of political power and a tragic ending the life of Seneca is one of the great untold stories of Ancient Rome.
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Goku

Awful paperback experience - DO NOT BUY

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Everything is wrong about this print - the layout, the size, the cut, the alignment, and more.

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Buy a hardcover or paperback.
Your future generations will thank you.
Before long, you’ll be gone
For life is short
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Anil

Part book on Kindle edition

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Excellent book, but this kindle edition does not contain complete book of Seneca by the same name. I am supplied only one part of the book. Other two parts are missing.

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Did not do justice.

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I personally did not like it. Though explanation given was quite good but sometimes a complex language and vocabulary was used. This could have been kept simple..

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The binding and quality of the book itself is cheap and no effort has been put into it. I don't think the text has been proofread as there are many grammatical errors and omissions. The knowledge and information of the book however is good and thought provoking, just a shame about the poor way the information has been delivered. Maybe find a different edition/ translation as the way in which it was written is confusing for me, someone of average reading ability.

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Deeply profound and thought provoking...Seneca in his works always seems so sensible and current,in essence producing what are handbooks for living your life the right way

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Translation So It's Hard to Judge

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I'm not sure whether I'm reviewing the translation or the sentiments expressed in the book! It's a short book and I found it enlightening. I'm not sure any more needs to be said, really, except that "life is not short, when you know how to use it".

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Preet S.

An interesting read on the perspective of time

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2000 years on, Seneca’s reflections are still relevant. Although a little repetitive in parts, Seneca’s teachings are truly invaluable as we ought to pay more attention to the relationship between our time and our happiness

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Quite content!

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Good quality paperback

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