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"Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs n..." — Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca Statesman • Roman
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