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"How closely flattery resembles friendship! It not only apes friendship, but outdoes it, passing it in the race; with wide-open and indulgent ears it is welcomed and sinks to the depths of the heart, and it is pleasing precisely wherein it does harm."

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About Seneca

Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist associated with the Julio-Claudian period. He advised Emperor Nero and is known for moral essays and letters on Stoic ethics. His works strongly influenced later Stoic and humanist thought.

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