"He suffers more than is necessary, who suffers bef..."

"He suffers more than is necessary, who suffers before it is necessary."

- Seneca

Letters from a Stoic

This is a profound insight into the nature of anxiety. Seneca points out that most of our suffering comes not from present events, but from anticipating future evils that may never occur. It's a call to anchor our minds in the present and not to endure imagined troubles.

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