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"Difficulties strengthen the mind, just as work strengthens the body."

— Seneca

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Seneca is one of the Stoic philosophers.

More quotes from Seneca

• "The wise man is immune to chance."
• "What does the uncertainty of the future matter to me? Living well today is enough."
• "It is in conversation that we learn."
• "Nature gave us the seeds of knowledge, not knowledge itself."
• "Fortune favors the prepared mind."

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