Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Live long, die quickly

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Francis Bacon in his book of Apothegms writes the following:

Bias of Ancient Greece,  being asked 'How a man should order his life?' answered: "As if a man should live long, or die quickly."

It makes sense - I guess it means to look after yourself and prepare for old age as if you're going to live a long life, but yet live every day to the fullest as if each day is going to be the last day of your life.  ('quickly' being synonymous with 'soon').

Bias of Priene of Ionia 570 BC was considered one of the seven Sages of Greece.

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