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Quote from Lucius Annaeus Seneca,


"Fire tries gold, misfortune tries brave men."


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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (more quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca or books by/about Lucius Annaeus Seneca)


(4 B.C.-A.D. 65) Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, "Seneca the Younger"

Source:

Moral Essays, De Providentia (On Providence): cap. 5, line 9

Categories:

Misfortune, Courage

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