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Jalen
is on page 106 of 165
"Poverty is the inner disposition that allows us to take away our defenses and convert our enemies into friends. We can only perceive the stranger as an enemy as long as we have something to defend."
— Jun 08, 2026 05:18AM
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Jalen
is on page 117 of 165
"Although we have learned from parents, teachers, friends and many books, sacred as well as profane, that we are worth more than what the world makes us, we keep giving an eternal value to the things we own, the people we know, the plans we have, and the successes we "collect."
— Jun 25, 2026 11:24AM
Jalen
is on page 111 of 165
"It is not the movement from weakness to power, but the movement in which we become less and less fearful and defensive and more and more open to the other and his world, even when it leads to suffering and death."
— Jun 19, 2026 05:55AM
Jalen
is on page 22 of 165
Just finished the Introduction and I can already tell this book is gonna be an absolute BANGER!
— Jan 12, 2026 09:51AM
