Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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There’s no doubt that inequality destabilizes societies. I think the social science evidence on that front is crystal clear.
Jordan Peterson
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I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.
Brene Brown
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Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence.
James Madison
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If you asked me if I wanted more joyful experiences in my life, I wouldn’t be at all sure I did, exactly because it proves such a difficult emotion to manage.
Zadie Smith
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Make yourself necessary to somebody.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
Calvin Coolidge
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If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.
Oscar Wilde
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Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run.
Rudyard Kipling
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