Moral Epistles to Lucilius, Letters 66–92letter · c. 63–65 ADDirectVerified quotation — claim 01“Therefore, nothing ought to be unexpected by us. Our minds should be sent forward in advance to meet all problems, and we should consider, not what is wont to happen, but what can happen.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca · trans. Richard Mott Gummere, 1920
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Of Anger (De Ira), Books I–IIIdialogue · c. 41–52 ADDirectVerified quotation — claim 01“Think of everything, expect everything: even with men of good character something queer will crop up” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca · trans. Aubrey Stewart, 1889