Series II · Card 3 of 21 · THE PAINTED PORCH
The part of life we really live is small. For all the rest of existence is not life, but merely time.
SENECA · DE BREVITATE VITAE 2.2
Original (Latin)
Exigua pars est vitae qua vivimus. Ceterum quidem omne spatium non vita sed tempus est.Translation: Benedikt Stafflinger
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Source
On the Shortness of Life 2.2, after the English translation by J. W. Basore (1932)
About the author
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist (c. 4 BC – 65 AD). His letters on ethics, time, and the good life remain among the most widely read Stoic writings.
About the source
On the Shortness of Life: Seneca’s essay arguing that life is not short, but that we make it so.
The question on the back
When did you last truly live, not just pass time?