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No man can live happily who regards himself alone who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another if thou wishest to live for thyself.
No man can live happily who regards himself alone who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another if thou wishest to live for thyself.
Approximate author period: c. 8 BC · classical
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- Marcus Annaeus Seneca
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- Approximate author period: c. 8 BC · classical
Approximate author-period evidence for Seneca the Elder: life dates -54 to 39. Wikidata Q273671, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273671 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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