Series II · Card 6 of 21 · THE PAINTED PORCH
The greatest obstacle to living is waiting: it hangs on tomorrow and loses today.
SENECA · DE BREVITATE VITAE 9.1
Original (Latin)
Maximum vivendi impedimentum est exspectatio, quae pendet ex crastino, perdit hodiernum.Translation: Benedikt Stafflinger
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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
Where was your mind today: in today or in tomorrow?