“For love of bustle is not industry – it is only the restlessness of a hunted mind.”

Source: Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter III: On true and false friendship, Line 5.

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Nam illa tumultu gaudens non est industria sed exagitatae mentis concursatio.

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

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