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Bloom, on the other hand, consciously imitates Socrates, who always said that his wisdom consisted in his knowledge that he knew nothing.
“There’s nothing manly about rage. It’s courtesy and kindness that define a human being—and a man. That’s who possesses strength and nerves and guts, not the angry whiners. To react like that brings you closer to impassivity—and so to strength.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“How much more damage anger and grief do than the things that cause them.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“And beyond this, Bonhoeffer believed that whatever one said one believed was not as important as living what one believed.”
― The Cost of Discipleship
― The Cost of Discipleship
“People ask, “Have you ever seen the gods you worship? How can you be sure they exist?” Answers: i. Just look around you. ii. I’ve never seen my soul either. And yet I revere it. That’s how I know the gods exist and why I revere them—from having felt their power, over and over.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
Kyle Hersma’s 2025 Year in Books
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