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Do what you should, not what you may.

Seneca the Younger

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Seneca the Younger
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Córdoba
Andalusia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Seneca the Younger
the Younger Seneca
Lucio Anneo Seneca
Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca minor
Lucius Annaeus Seneca Iunior
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The fortune of war is always doubtful.
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He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it
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Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.
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There's no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Speech devoted to truth should be straightforward and plain
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He who fears from near at hand often fears less.
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A hungry people listens not to reason, not cares for justice, nor is bent by any prayers.
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