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Dialogues and Letters (Ad Helviam matrem De consolatione, De Brevitate Vitæ, De Tranquillitate Animi, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium)

Dialogues and Letters (Ad Helviam matrem De consolatione, De Brevitate Vitæ, De Tranquillitate Animi, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium)

1997 ·
·4.2·163 Ratings ·160 Pages
“ Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form. ” ― Rumi
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