Name: Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger)
Lived: c. 4 BC – 65 AD, Corduba, Hispania (modern-day Córdoba, Spain)
Known for: Philosopher, statesman, playwright
Famous for: A leading Stoic thinker; author of Moral Letters to Lucilius and essays like On the Shortness of Life, exploring wisdom, resilience, and the nature of a meaningful life
Note: This quote opens Seneca’s essay On the Shortness of Life (De Brevitate Vitae), written ca. 49 AD, where he argues that life isn’t short — just poorly spent. A Stoic reminder to spend time wisely, live deliberately, and leave nothing essential for “someday.”