Virtus

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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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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