Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes

The place one's in, though, doesn't make any contribution to peace of mind: it's the spirit that makes everything agreeable to oneself.

Seneca the Younger

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• The place one's in, though, doesn't make any contribution to peace of mind: it's the spirit that makes everything agreeable to oneself.

  

  Seneca the Younger
  • Mind
  • Peace
  • Attitude