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" Stoicism - and philosophy - are not the domains of idle professors. They are the succor of the successful and the men and women of action. "
Ryan Holiday
Men
Successful
Action
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" The idea that only the swaggering, all-knowing, and ruthlessly ambitious succeed is a lie. One that has discouraged so many people with so much potential - and worse, encouraged many more to crash and burn. "
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