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"Trying to read this one carefully. One poem a day, then write my reflections and try and watch a video analysis as well.
So far the first poem starts with a Valentine poem Emily wrote when she was still a teenager. I am not an expert, but I think she was a prodigy right from the beginning. Her play with words is vivid and creative." — May 20, 2026 11:48AM
"Trying to read this one carefully. One poem a day, then write my reflections and try and watch a video analysis as well.
So far the first poem starts with a Valentine poem Emily wrote when she was still a teenager. I am not an expert, but I think she was a prodigy right from the beginning. Her play with words is vivid and creative." — May 20, 2026 11:48AM
“A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“If you are upset or nervous, that is proof you lack something. Do not be sad or gloomy - foster virtue, feel compassion, and you can save even devils.”
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“In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.”
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“A man is born gentle and weak; at his death he is hard and stiff. All things, including the grass and trees, are soft and pliable in life; dry and brittle in death. Stiffness is thus a companion of death; flexibility a companion of life. An army that cannot yield will be defeated. A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. The hard and stiff will be broken; the soft and supple will prevail.”
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“Seneca: “we are bad men living among bad men; and only one thing can calm us—we must agree to go easy on one another.”1 Another thing to keep in mind”
― The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
― The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
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