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“[...]the greatest waste of life lies in postponement: it robs us of each day in turn, and snatches away the present by promising the future. The greatest impediment to living is expectancy, which relies on tomorrow and wastes today. You map out what is in fortune’s hand but let slip what’s in your own hand. What are you aiming at? What’s your goal? All that’s to come lies in uncertainty: live right now.”

—Seneca, //On the Shortness of Life// 9.1 (tr. [[/content/source-selections#williams_2014|Williams, 2014]])