Description De Brevitate Vitae (frequently referred to as On the Shortness of Life in English) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus.
This essay has been carefully Adapted into a Contemporary form to allow for easy reading..
In general, time can be best used in the study of philosophy, according to Seneca.
According to the essay, nature gives man enough time to do what is really important and the individual must allot it properly.
The philosopher brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that men waste much of it in meaningless pursuits.
Description De Brevitate Vitae (frequently referred to as On the Shortness of Life in English) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus
