The Delphic temple of Apollo had several maxims engraved on a pillar at its entrance. According to legend these went back to the seven sages of Greece in the 6th century BC. To know ourselves is to remember that we are mortal, reason accordingly and live accordingly says Seneca.
This is a new audio recording of an article I published on Medium about the Stoic contemplation of death. The photo shows me outside the ruined Temple of Hades at the ancient site of Eleusis near Athens.
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