Or, changing the metaphor a bit, [Seneca] tells us that intense pleasures, when captured by us, become our captors, meaning that the more pleasures a man captures, the more masters will he have to serve. #WilliamBIrvine

- January 11, 2026

Or, changing the metaphor a bit, [Seneca] tells us that intense pleasures, when captured by us, become our captors, meaning that the more pleasures a man captures, the more masters will he have to serve. #WilliamBIrvine
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Or, changing the metaphor a bit, [Seneca] tells us that intense pleasures, when captured by us, become our captors, meaning that the more pleasures a man captures, the more masters will he have to serve. #WilliamBIrvine

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