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More Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca


	"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." - -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Subject: Mankind

Top 5 quotes from Mankind

"The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives."
"Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind."
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
"Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied."
"Man...is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures."

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