“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”

— Seneca the Younger

Source: Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXXXIV: On gathering ideas, Line 13

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Confragosa in fastigium dignitatis via est.

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

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