"Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders."

Happiness
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Insight & Reflection

The theme of happiness is universal, yet Lucius Annaeus Seneca manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on happiness often shapes our reality.

About Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, usually known mononymously as Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome, a statesman, a dramatist, and in one work (Apocolocyntosis) a satirist from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature.

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