Since Nature allows us to commune with every age, why do we not…

Since Nature allows us to commune with every age, why do we not abstract ourselves from our own petty fleeting span of time, and give ourselves up with our whole mind to what is vast, what is eternal, what we share with better men than ourselves?

Seneca4–65 BC · philosopher · Ancient RomeSeneca was a Roman philosopher, playwright, and statesman who served as tutor and later chief advisor to the young Emperor Nero, guiding Roman policy for years.424 quotes

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What turned up: Of the Shortness of Life, in Minor Dialogues (Aubrey Stewart translation, 1889); Exact wording and attribution checked. Stoic reflections on mortality, postponement, and the lived use of time.
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Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 21 October 2026Of the Shortness of Life, in Minor Dialogues (Aubrey Stewart translation, 1889); Exact wording and attribution checked. Stoic reflections on mortality, postponement, and the lived use of time.