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“He escapes necessity, because he wills to do what necessity is about to force upon him.”
SSeneca
Letters to Lucilius 9
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Seneca
c. 4 BCE-65 CE · Roman

Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and playwright. His letters to Lucilius offer practical wisdom for living well.

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