“Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.”
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Seneca on providence, and why hardship falls on people who do not deserve it.
Seneca. Roman statesman, playwright and adviser to Nero, born around 4 BCE in Córdoba and forced to take his own life in 65 CE. His moral letters were written late, addressed to his friend Lucilius, and are the most practical writing the Stoics left behind.
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