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Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Whatever is well said by another, is mine. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Do everything as in the eye of another. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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