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The 30 Passages
30 passages from Dostoevsky, Marcus Aurelius, Nietzsche, Seneca and Schopenhauer. One a night. Each explained in 60 seconds. Free.
- One page a night. Read it in bed, lamp on, phone face down.
- The passage, word for word, from a public-domain translation.
- What it means, in plain English. About a minute to read.
- One question to sit with before sleep.
Night one
“Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.”
In 60 seconds
Marcus Aurelius wrote this to himself. A private note, never meant for us. He was not being grim. He was being practical. There is no later. There is tonight.
Tonight: What good thing have you been saving for “someday”?