On the Shortness of Life: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader (Harris Classics) Paperback – November 7, 2016

Seneca has profound and incredibly practical wisdom in this timeless work in how to get the most out of your life and time. By pointing out the vanity in his transient age, he correlates to the modern reader an eternal truth, that philosophy (the study of wisdom) can never die, and by utilizing it daily, you may find that purpose inside of you constantly craves and how to feed human nature more than fleeting leisure or overwork, but the balance that purpose brings to the soul of Man in the solitude of has mind. You can't go wrong here, read this!

An excellent short book by a Roman Stoic to help on get a good grasp of what that philosophy is about.

Enjoy reading about the Greek philosophers and their understanding of the human condition.What they wrote about than is still relevant today, more than ever.

This is worth your time given its many valuable life lessons. I wish l would have read this book much earlier in my life. It boils down to the quality of your short life, not the length of your life.

A brilliant summation for the woman or man who seeks wisdom and insight into the decision on if, or when, to retire from public service.

This translation of Seneca’s work is both relevant and readable. It will add to my library of Stoicism foundation readings. I would purchase it again.

Deeply satisfying treatise on the swiftness and vanity of modern life. Favorite bit for me was Seneca calling on us to become philosophers and take as our friends and fathers the great thinkers of history.

Very much a complainer he is, oh nothing positive does he have to say. The criticism is for all walks of life, the editing on this book is well done saves the book.