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Fire Is The Test Of Gold; Adversity, Of Strong Men. -- Seneca (8 BC) -- De Providentia, 5, 9
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
-- Seneca (8 BC)
-- De Providentia, 5, 9
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