On the Shortness of Life

Quotes

Believe me, it is the sign of a great man, and one who is above human error, not to allow his time to be frittered away: he has the longest possible life simply because whatever time was available he devoted entirely to himself. None of it lay fallow and neglected, none of it under another's control; for being an extremely thrifty guardian of his time he never found anything for which it was worth exchanging.

Quoted on April 22, 2014

So you must not think a man has lived long because he has white hair and wrinkles: he has not lived long, just existed long. ... He did not have a long voyage, just a long tossing about.

Quoted on April 22, 2014

You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.

Quoted on May 7, 2014