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“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
SSeneca
Letters from a Stoic
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About Seneca

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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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