Devan
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Your discipline is like a battery: when you wake up in the morning it is fully charged. Everything you see and do throughout the day drains your battery and, depending on the day, your discipline is depleted at different speeds.


“A man is honorable in proportion to the personal risks he takes for his opinion.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

“Sometimes I feel
You were a plot twist
In my story
You were my serendipity.”
― Between Pages Of My Book
You were a plot twist
In my story
You were my serendipity.”
― Between Pages Of My Book

“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
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“I can't explain why your name seems so familiar to me, or why it feels like I've heard your voice a thousand times before, but I can explain this ~ your the type of chaos Id bleed for.”
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“Our ego consciousness — namely, who we think we are, or what we believe real — is at best a thin wafer floating on an iridescent sea. In any moment, we view the world through a distorting lens and make choices based on what the lens allows us to see, not what lies outside its frame.”
― Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey
― Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey

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