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I sit with and he winces not. Across the color-line I move arm in arm with and , where smiling men and welcoming women glide in gilded halls. From out the caves of the evening that swing between the...

W.E.B. Du Bois

I sit with and he winces not. Across the color-line I move arm in arm with and , where smiling men and welcoming women glide in gilded halls. From out the caves of the evening that swing between the...

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The willing are led by fate, the reluctant are dragged.

Cleanthes of Assos

The willing are led by fate, the reluctant are dragged.

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It is not fit that I should give myself pain, for I have never intentionally given pain even to another.

Marcus Aurelius

It is not fit that I should give myself pain, for I have never intentionally given pain even to another.

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As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same holds true for justice, self-control, goodwill to others, and every similar virtue. It’s essential to constantly keep this in...

Ryan Holiday

As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same holds true for justice, self-control, goodwill to others, and every similar virtue. It’s essential to constantly keep this in...

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All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your w...

Ryan Holiday

All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your w...

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