When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
SE SenecaStoic philosopher · 4 BCE–65 CEWat dit citaat betekent
Most of our suffering is rehearsed in the mind, not lived in fact. Anxious imagination magnifies troubles that often never arrive.
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Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman whose letters offer durable advice on time, fortune, and the good life.
This line is among the quotes by Seneca that readers return to on kalmte — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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