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Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes

The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Statesman Quotes
Category:
Roman Statesman Quotes
Year of Birth:
5 BC
Year of Death:
65 AD
Nationality:
Roman
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