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Ben Lindon
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Recursion
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Work is the only thing that makes her feel alive, and she’s wondered, on more than one occasion, if that means she’s broken.
“count the blessings you actually possess and think how much you would desire them if they weren’t already yours. But watch yourself, that you don’t value these things to the point of being troubled if you should lose them.”
― The Little Book of Stoicism: Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness
― The Little Book of Stoicism: Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness
“He will live badly who does not know how to die well.”
― On the Shortness of Life
― On the Shortness of Life
“When our eyes fall on those who lack the bare necessities, we immediately sympathize and express outrage that they do not have enough, but we do not for a moment allow ourselves to think that their deprivation may be the product of the same process that led to our affluence”
― Talking to My Daughter
― Talking to My Daughter
“I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent—no one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.”
― The Little Book of Stoicism: Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness
― The Little Book of Stoicism: Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness
“Once the hand has been dealt, you have no choice but accept what’s too late to change, and you wish no longer for a more preferable hand but for the strength to play it the best you can.”
― The Little Book of Stoicism: Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness
― The Little Book of Stoicism: Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness
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