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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (often known simply as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger) (ca. 4 BC-AD 65) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature. · Can we improve this biography? Write us your version

"No untroubled day has ever dawned for me."

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"The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

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"Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men."

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"Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war."

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"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity."

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"Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment."

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"As for old age, embrace and love it. It abounds with pleasure if you know how to use it. The gradually declining years are among the sweetest in a man's life, and I maintain that, even when they have reached the extreme limit, they have their pleasure still."

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"There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world."

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"A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor."

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"Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all."

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