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Joseph Wise
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“It is the task of the enlightened not only to ascend to learning and to see the good but to be willing to descend again to those prisoners and to share their troubles and their honors, whether they are worth having or not. And this they must do, even with the prospect of death.”
― The Allegory of the Cave
― The Allegory of the Cave
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
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“Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement”
― Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
― Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
“For to be wise and love exceeds man's might.”
― Troilus and Cressida
― Troilus and Cressida
“What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.”
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