“Would you really know what philosophy offers to humanity? Philosophy offers counsel.”

Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XLVII: On master and slave

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

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