“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.”

— Seneca · Calm quote

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. — Seneca quote card
Philosopher · 4 BCE – 65

Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman, author of Letters to Lucilius.

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