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On the Shortness of Life: De Brevitate Vitae (A New Translation) (Stoics In Their Own Words Book 4)
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The problem, Paulinus, is not that we have a short life, but that we waste time.
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“For decoration is not given to hide horrible things: but to decorate things already adorable.”
― Orthodoxy
― Orthodoxy
“என்னுடைய பொருள்கள் என்னுடையவை; உன்னுடைய பொருள்களும் என்னுடையவை' என்று சொல்வபன் 'அதமன்'.
'என்னுடைய பொருள்கள் என்னுடையவை; உன்னுடைய பொருள்கள் உன்னுடையவை' என்று சொல்பவன் 'மத்திமன்'.
'என்னுடைய பொருள்களும் உன்னுடையவை; உன்னுடைய பொருள்களும் உன்னுடையவை' என்று சொல்பவன் 'மனிதன்'.
ஆனால், 'என்னுடைய பொருள்களும் என்னுடையவை அல்ல; உன்னுடைய பொருள்களும் உன்னுடையவை அல்ல' என்று சொல்வபவன் தான் 'ஞானி'. அந்த வாழ்க்கையை வாழ முயற்சி செய்வோம்.”
― நாளும் கற்போம்
'என்னுடைய பொருள்கள் என்னுடையவை; உன்னுடைய பொருள்கள் உன்னுடையவை' என்று சொல்பவன் 'மத்திமன்'.
'என்னுடைய பொருள்களும் உன்னுடையவை; உன்னுடைய பொருள்களும் உன்னுடையவை' என்று சொல்பவன் 'மனிதன்'.
ஆனால், 'என்னுடைய பொருள்களும் என்னுடையவை அல்ல; உன்னுடைய பொருள்களும் உன்னுடையவை அல்ல' என்று சொல்வபவன் தான் 'ஞானி'. அந்த வாழ்க்கையை வாழ முயற்சி செய்வோம்.”
― நாளும் கற்போம்
“I had always felt life first as a story: and if there is a story there is a story-teller.”
― Orthodoxy
― Orthodoxy
“On the other hand, people who had not invested in relationships—who had prioritized their careers over families and friends or had struggled to connect for other reasons—were mostly miserable.”
― Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
― Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
“Every man has forgotten who he is. One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.”
― Orthodoxy
― Orthodoxy
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