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Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. Philosophy Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for those interested in the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. It only takes a minute to sign up. Teams Q&A for work Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. Seneca once said, "What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears". I have read this quote over and over again and I have searched for a clear explanation about this quote but I have found none. Would you please give me a comprehensive and comprehensible explanation for this quote? Thank you Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca.1 BCE – 65 AD)'s quote is from De Consolatione ad Marciam ("On Consolation to Marcia", written around 40 AD) : this Consolation is constructed in the Co

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