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Soli omnium otiosi sunt qui sapientiae vacant,
soli vivunt ; nec enim suam tantum aetatem bene
tuentur. Omne aevum suo adiciunt; quidquid
annorum ante illos actum est, illis adquisitum est.
Nisi ingratissimi sumus, illi clarissimi sacrarum
opinionum conditores nobis nati sunt, nobis vitam
praeparaverunt. Ad res pulcherrimas ex tenebris
ad lucem erutas alieno labore deducimur; nullo
nobis saeculo interdictum est, in omnia admittimur
et, si magnitudine animi egredi humanae imbecil-
[p. 334]
litatis angustias libet, multum, per quod spatiemur,
temporis est.
L. Annaeus Seneca. Moral Essays: volume 2. John W. Basore. London and New York. Heinemann. 1932.
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