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Ep. 13: Live as Long as You Ought, Not as Long as You Can
Visiting Pompeii, Seneca reflects on the voyage of life and argues that existence should be judged by how well it is lived rather than its length.
Source: Moral Letters to Lucilius, tr. Richard Gummere (Wikisource), https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_70
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Moral letters to Lucilius/Letter 70 - Wikisource, the free online library: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_70
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