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 CEWhat this quote means
Most of our suffering is rehearsed in the mind, not lived in fact. Anxious imagination magnifies troubles that often never arrive.
Context
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 calm — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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