Continue to act thus, my dear Lucilius
Set yourself free for your own sake
Gather and save your time which till lately has been forced from you
Or filched away, or merely slipped from your hands
Make yourself believe the truth of my words, that certain moments are torn from us
Some are gently removed
And that others glide beyond our reach
And that others glide beyond our reach
The most disgraceful kind of loss is due to carelessness
Furthermore, if you will pay close heed to the problem you will find the largest portion of our life passes while we are doing ill
A goodly share while we are doing nothing
[Chorus]
And the whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose
The whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose
The whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose
The whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose
Set yourself free for your own sake
Gather and save your time which till lately has been forced from you
Or filched away, or merely slipped from your hands
Make yourself believe the truth of my words, that certain moments are torn from us
Some are gently removed
And that others glide beyond our reach
And that others glide beyond our reach
The most disgraceful kind of loss is due to carelessness
Furthermore, if you will pay close heed to the problem you will find the largest portion of our life passes while we are doing ill
A goodly share while we are doing nothing
[Chorus]
And the whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose
The whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose
The whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose
The whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose