Card II-12: SENECA – I judge you unfortunate because you have never been unfortunate. You have passed through life without an adversary; no one will know what you were capable of – not even you yourself.

Series II · Card 12 of 21 · THE PAINTED PORCH

I judge you unfortunate because you have never been unfortunate. You have passed through life without an adversary; no one will know what you were capable of – not even you yourself.

SENECA · DE PROVIDENTIA 4.3

Original (Latin)

Miserum te iudico, quod numquam fuisti miser. Transisti sine adversario vitam; nemo sciet quid potueris, ne tu quidem ipse.

Translation: Benedikt Stafflinger

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Source

On Providence 4.3

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About the author

Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist (c. 4 BC – 65 AD). His letters on ethics, time, and the good life remain among the most widely read Stoic writings.

The question on the back

What did your last hard time show you about yourself?