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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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Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery. ↗

— 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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Whatever is well said by another, is mine. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Whenever the speech is corrupted so is the mind. ↗

— 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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A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. ↗

— 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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Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Crime when it succeeds is called virtue. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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