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#Seneca

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Roman ALAN

Useless quote for 1 June:

"… mercatoresque et venales in vicen facti quaerimus non quale sit quidque, sed quanti …"

(We become alternately merchants and merchandise, and we ask, not what a thing truly is, but what it costs.
Trans. Richard M. Gummere, 1925)

~ Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger), in Letter CXV to Lucius ("On the superficial blessings"), c. 65 AD

Link to source (1971 Loeb Edition, Vol. III):
archive.org/details/adlucilium

Reminder:
These are called 'useless quotes' because they remain useless until we think about them.

Internet ArchiveAd Lucilium epistulae morales : Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveIncludes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. xiv-xv) and indexes
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#EAS #WEA for Cayuga, #NY; #Seneca, #NY; #Tompkins, #NY: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 7:15 PM EDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Binghamton NY ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

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Matze Schmidt

@koehntopp Well said, but well, in the end, the sophistic chatterer #Seneca spins around in the face of death, afraid, and it hurts. The advisor and teacher of Mr. President ultimately underestimated his Emperor Nero in this anti-American #film about tyrannical " #Trumpism " ... -> masto.ai/@matzeschmidt/1143658

MastodonMatze Schmidt (@matzeschmidt@masto.ai)Attached: 1 image Am Ende dreht sich der sophistische Schwätzer #Seneca angesichts des Todes filmbildlich und hat Angst, und es tut weh. Der Berater und Lehrer des Mr. President hat am Ende seinen Kaiser Nero unterschätzt in diesem anti-amerikanischen #Film zum tyrannischen " #Trumpismus ",* und noch weiß der Idiot #FriedrichMerz nichts davon und die "scheiß #SPD " im Palast labert und heult den die Kotze wegräumenden Massen die Hütten voll. Der Philosoph erklärt vor seiner Leiche noch * https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/088390-000-A/seneca/
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Ah, yes, another prophecy of doom wrapped in a delightful cloak of #intellectualism 🧙‍♂️. Apparently, throwing around "Seneca" and "Trump" in the same paragraph makes this regurgitated hot take feel fresh 🍟. But don't worry, folks, we've got front-row seats to this so-called Empire's #slapstick demise 🎭.
senecaeffect.substack.com/p/th #prophecyofdoom #Seneca #Trump #EmpireDemise #HackerNews #ngated

The Seneca Effect · The Fall of the American EmpireBy Ugo Bardi
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