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    On Benefits
    On Benefits
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    On Benefits

    By Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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    On Benefits contains series of moral essays and dialogues composed by the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca. The work explores such philosophical themes as providence, steadfastness, the happy life, anger, leisure, tranquility, the brevity of life, gift-giving, forgiveness, and treatises on natural phenomena.
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    PublisherThe Big Nest
    Release dateDec 8, 2016
    ISBN9781787240179
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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C–A.D. 65) was a Roman statesman, Stoic philosopher, and dramatist. He served as an advisor to Nero; upon his implication in a plot to assassinate the emperor, he was compelled to commit suicide --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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