Happy the man who can endure the highest And the lowest fortune. He, who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity, has deprived misfortune of its power. (Seneca)

Happy the man who can endure the highest And the lowest fortune. He, who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity, has deprived misfortune of its power.

Seneca

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