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  • Chaos and Opportunity

    Chaos and Opportunity

    "In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity." - Sun Tzu Sun Tzu was the original game theorist, and the advice in “The Art of War" contains ancient practical wisdom with application well beyond military strategy. He underscored the importance...

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  • Purpose

    Purpose

    "One who has a why can bear almost any how" - Nietzsche From The Twilight of the Idols: or How to Philosophize with a Hammer First: How awesome is that title? Neitzsche's idea that hardship is not alleviated by reducing the burden of...

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  • Good Deeds

    Good Deeds

    "I long to do some good in the world before I leave it." - Anne Brontë From her letters. The author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë is the least well known of the Brontë sisters, mainly due to...

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  • Every Mother's An Artist

    Every Mother's An Artist

    "Every mother should be a true artist." - Frances Harper From her short story, The Two Offers. It was the first short story published by an African American author. In addition to being a teacher and prolific writer, Harper was a staunch abolitionist who...

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  • Wisdom's Looking Glass

    Wisdom's Looking Glass

    "All things that pass are wisdom's looking glass." - Christina Rossetti It is often the most difficult lessons in life that shape us into the best version of ourselves. Rossetti's insightful poem "Passing and Glassing" muses on the nature of aging....

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  • Know Yourself

    Know Yourself

    "Strive to know yourself, for it is the most difficult lesson in the world." - Cervantes From the extraordinary Don Quixote. The maxim "know thyself" dates back to ancient Greece, inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. In its...

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