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Worthy of Good

Bynhcarmichael May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

“Isn’t it more appropriate for us humans to endure and be strong? We understand, after all, that we suffer for the sake of something good, either to help our friends, to aid our city, to fight on behalf of women or children, or for the most important and weighty reason of all, to be good…

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The Pull of Our Inclinations

Bynhcarmichael March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

“A stone, because of its makeup, will return to earth if you throw it up in the air. Likewise, the more one pushes the intelligent person away from the life he was born for, the more he inclines towards it.” – Musonius Rufus What of our makeup? Are we drawn towards our inclinations, like gravity…