“A golden bit does not make a better horse.”

—  Seneca the Younger

Letter XLI: On the god within us
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XLI: On the god within us

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Non faciunt meliorem equum aurei freni.

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Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist -4–65 BC

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