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“Do I still then resent it if I’m going to do what I was born for, the purpose for which I was brought into the world?" -Marcus Aurelius
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“The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal.”
- CS Lewis
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William Brassey Hole (1846-1917) - Death and Doctor Hornbook
illustration from 'The Poetry of Robert Burns, Vol.1', c. 1896-97
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from eros the bittersweet by anne carson
poem by sappho
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"Accept humbly: let go easily"
-Marcus Aurelius
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"The point is that you do not love yourself, otherwise you would love both your own nature and her purpose for you"
- Marcus Aurelius
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