On the Shortness of Life
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On the Shortness of Life

A two-thousand year old classic that continues to find new fans in the digital age, On the Shortness of Life is a Stoic Philosophy masterpiece and, perhaps, the first and greatest of self-help books. Packed with pithy timeless wisdom, SenecaÕs famous collection of letters to his father-in-law Paulinus is a short but powerful work, one of Western literatureÕs finest and most enduring answers to the eternal question, How should I best live my life?
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