We have been born once and there can be no second birth. For all eternity we shall no longer be. But you, although you are not master of tomorrow, are postponing your happiness. We waste away our lives in delaying, and each of us dies without having enjoyed leisure
– #Epicurus, Sententiae Vaticanae 14 via Following Hadrian https://followinghadrian.com/2021/03/21/early-ad-121-plotina-writes-to-hadrian-on-behalf-of-the-epicurean-school-in-athens-hadrian1900/?ref=pasts-imperfect.ghost.io#:~:text=We%20have%20been%20born%20once%20and%20there,you%2C%20although%20you%20are%20not%20master%20of #philosophy #quote
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