Without an adversary, virtus shrivels. We see how great and how viable virtus is when, by endurance, it shows what it is capable of.
~ Seneca
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Seneca
Prove yourself
No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
~ Seneca
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Compassion
All cruelty springs from weakness.
~ Seneca
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