“He [Hercules] will find a way — or make one.”

Hercules Furens (The Madness of Hercules), line 276; (Amphitryon)
In this line, Seneca adapts a well-known saying "Inveniam viam aut faciam" (commonly attributed to the Carthaginian general Hannibal) for use in his drama
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inveniet viam aut faciet.

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

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