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"The entire world would perish, if pity were not to limit anger."

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Pity

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About Seneca the Elder

Seneca the Elder was a Roman rhetorician and writer known for his works on declamation, including Controversiae and Suasoriae. He was the father of Seneca the Younger and an important source on early imperial rhetorical culture.

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