"One should count each day a separate life."
Lucius Annaeus Seneca - philosopher (3 BC - 65 AD)
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An exploration of what makes people happy, focusing on the Simple Pleasures of life. Inspired by an Ian Dury Song, Reasons to be Cheerful part 3.
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3 comments:
A favourite of mine by him is:
If you do not know which port you are sailing to then no wind is favourable
I hate to argue with a professional philosopher but that's not strictly true - it's just you don't know which wind is favourable (at the time).
Maybe there is no wind? Live 'in the moment'
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