medeae ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes homines. as gold is tempered by fire, so strong men are tempered by suffering. Seneca, De Providentia V.9 (via medeae) Source: medeae ❛ ALONE IN THE FIELD WITH GOD ––– philosophy.❛ SICK WITH THIS DESPERATE FURY ––– about.❛ THIS IS THE SILENCE OF ASTOUNDED SOULS ––– words.