| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2149 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (15771640) |
| QUOTATION: | Seneca thinks the gods are well pleased when they see great men contending with adversity. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part ii. Sect. 2, Memb. 1, Subsect. 1. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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