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Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.
Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.
Approximate author period: c. 172 BC · classical
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- Approximate author period: c. 172 BC · classical
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Heautontimoroumenos. Act iv. Sc. 2, 8. (675.)
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