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How can a soul which misunderstands itself have a sure idea of other creatures? Licius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.E.)

Date added: 03/14/2012

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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. Licius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.E.)

Date added: 09/25/2011

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Why does no man confess his vices? Because he is yet in them. It is for a waking man to tell his dream. Licius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.E.)

Date added: 09/25/2011

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