Marcus Aurelius. Alone (№ 461828)

Even if you expected to live three thousand years and thirty thousand more, you must still remember that no one loses another life than the one he lives out, and no one lives out another life except the one he loses. Therefore, the longest life is no different from the shortest. After all, the present is equal for everyone, and therefore the losses are equal - and they are reduced to just a moment. No one can lose either the past or the future. For who could take away from me what I do not have?