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The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable
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"The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable"

- Seneca the Younger

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This quote by Lucius Annaeus Seneca speaks with the concept that fretting about the future can result in misery. Seneca is recommending that when we focus on the future, we can end up being overwhelmed by the unpredictability of what might come. This can result in feelings of stress and anxiety and worry, which can trigger us to become unpleasant. He is motivating us to concentrate on the present minute and to do something about it in today to develop a much better future. By doing this, we can lower our stress and anxiety and worry and be more content in today. Seneca is advising us that stressing over the future is not efficient and can cause misery. He is encouraging us to concentrate on the present and to act in today to create a better future. By doing this, we can minimize our stress and anxiety and worry and be more content in today.

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Seneca the Younger This quote is written / told by Seneca the Younger between 5 BC and 65 AC. He was a famous Statesman from Rome. The author also have 125 other quotes.

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