Episode 17

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14th Oct 2025

Chapter 17: On the Shortness of Life, by Seneca the Younger

Today, we read chapter 17 of On the Shortness of Life, by Seneca the Younger.

“Why is...happiness tinged with fear? Because the superficial joy of men is not based on something real, but on something as troubled and fleeting as the life they were born into."


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