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“An old man says to his grandson: ‘There’s a fight going on inside me. It’s a terrible fight between two wolves. One is evil–angry, greedy, jealous, arrogant, and cowardly. The other is good–peaceful, loving, modest, generous, honest, and trustworthy. These two wolves are also fighting within you, and inside every other person too.’ After a moment, the boy asks, ‘Which wolf will win?’ The old man smiles. ‘The one you feed.’ 3”
― Humankind: A Hopeful History
― Humankind: A Hopeful History
“it's much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“I’ve been thinking a great deal about time and motion lately, about being a still point in the ceaseless rush.”
― Sea of Tranquility
― Sea of Tranquility
“I am made of memories.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“Only that: we are here. This is what it means to swim in the tide, to walk the earth and feel it touch your feet. This is what it means to be alive.”
― Circe
― Circe
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