Greetings from Seneca to his friend Lucilius!

Continue to act thus, my dear Lucilius – set yourself free for your own sake; gather and
save your time, which till lately has been forced from you, or filched away, or has merely
slipped from your hands. Make yourself believe the truth of my words, – that certain
moments are torn from us, that some are gently removed, and that others glide beyond our
reach. The most disgraceful kind of loss, however, is that due to carelessness.
Furthermore, if you will pay close heed to the problem, you will find that the largest
portion of our life passes while we are doing ill, a goodly share while we are doing
nothing, and the whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose.

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