Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes

To things which you bear with impatience you should accustom yourself, and, by habit you will bear them well.

Seneca the Younger

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• To things which you bear with impatience you should accustom yourself, and, by habit you will bear them well.

  

  Seneca the Younger
  • Habit
  • Bears
  • Impatience