“I do not know whether I shall make progress; but I should prefer to lack success rather than to lack faith.”

Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XXV: On Reformation

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

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