"We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods." | by: | Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.-A.D. 65) Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, "Seneca the Younger" |
Source: | Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XCV: On the usefulness of basic principles, line 2. |
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