“A single day among the learned lasts longer than the longest life of the ignorant.”

— Posidonius

As quoted in Epistulae morales ad Lucilium by Seneca, Epistle LXXVIII (trans. R. M. Gummere)

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ancient greek philosopher -135–-51 BC

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