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“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

🎨Thousand Year Storm, oil on panel by Donato Giancola

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2023-04-05

“Many are the things that have caused terror during the night and been turned into matters of laughter with the coming of daylight.”
― Seneca

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2023-04-05

“The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort.”
― Seneca

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2023-04-04

“Hurry up and live.”

— Seneca

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2023-03-31

THE DAY A MAN BECOMES SUPERIOR TO PLEASURE, HE WILL ALSO BE SUPERIOR TO PAIN.

SENECA
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SALVADOR DALI

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2023-03-27

gm and happy Monday!

This morning I read this quote from Seneca: "Strive towards a sound mind at top speed and with your whole strength." Absolutely right.

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2023-03-20

"If you want people to keep secrets, keep that secret yourself" - Seneca


(AI versions of how our meetups are going to look like )

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2023-03-18

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"Da nulla, quindi, bisogna guardarsi meglio che dal seguire, come fanno le pecore, il gregge che ci cammina davanti, dirigendoci non dove si deve andare, ma dove tutti vanno."

Tratto da "De vita beata".

Jacques-Louis David
Morte di Seneca, 1773.

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2023-03-13

"Your duty is not to complain about what has been taken away but to be thankful for what you have been given.”
― Seneca

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2023-03-13

🖼️The Death of Seneca, Jacques-Louis David 1773

🎨Style: Neoclassicism
Genre: history painting
Media: oil,canvas
📍 Location: Petit Palais, Paris, France


Source: https://t.co/k2yPlvhYuu

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2023-02-22

"Well begun is half done"
— Seneca

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2023-02-12

“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.”
― Seneca

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2023-02-08

“Do not trust her seeming calm; in a moment the sea is moved to its depths.”
― Seneca

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2023-02-05

“Remember that all we have is 'on loan' from Fortune, which can reclaim it without our permission—indeed, without even advance notice.”
― Seneca

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2023-01-30

“Quando aumenta il sapere,
aumenta il dolore.

Seneca

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2023-01-22

“How to live in the moment” with On The Shortness Of Life -Seneca https://t.co/2ZjCx5thUW

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2023-01-22

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. - Seneca

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2023-01-18

Alle volte anche il solo vivere è un atto di coraggio.
(Seneca)



Leonid Afremov 🎨

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2023-01-11