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Brave Quotes by Seneca the Younger
- Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
- He who is brave is free.
- Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity.
- The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.
- The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. It is more powerful than external circumstances.
- Just as so many rivers, so many showers of rain from above, so many medicinal springs do not alter the taste of the sea, so…
- Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of…
- Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.
- Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.
- Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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