I preferred to be the author of a new example than to imitate an old one.
First Roman Emperor
I preferred to be the author of a new example than to imitate an old one.
First Roman Emperor
Seneca the Younger, De Clementia (attributed)
c. 1st century AD (attributed by Seneca)
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