"There's no delight in owning anything unshared." — Seneca the Younger
"There's no delight in owning anything unshared."
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765 Quotes by Seneca the Younger
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More Anything Unshared Quotes
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- If wisdom were offered me with the proviso that I should keep it shut up and refrain from declaring it,… — Seneca the Younger
- There is no delight in owning anything unshared. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca