# Writing, Notes & Quotes from 2015 ## December 2015 ### Seneca - On Saving Time - Epistle to Lucilius "For we are mistaken when we look forward to death, whatever years be behind us are in death's hands." "Quic quid aetatis retro est, mors tenet." 5th December 2015 ### Ralph Waldo Emerson - Self Reliance "In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts : they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty." "The sentiment they instill is of more value than any thought they contain. Note : An acknowledgement that feelings consitute a dimension of thought. 1st December 2015 --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://stephen-rowan.gitbook.io/retrospect/2015/writing-notes-and-quotes-from-2015.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.