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The liberal arts do not conduct the soul all the way to virtue, but merely set it going in that direction.

The liberal arts do not conduct the soul all the way to virtue, but merely set it going in that direction.

Approximate author period: c. 32 AD · classical

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Seneca
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Approximate author period: c. 32 AD · classical
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