Quotation by

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.

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Seneca is saying that true happiness depends on living within the boundaries of honesty and reality. He points out that people lose this connection either when they deceive others or when they are deceived themselves.

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