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Self-Scrutiny Applied with Kindness: Epictetus’s Enduring Wisdom on Happiness and the Art of Answering the Soul’s Cry
Self-Scrutiny Applied with Kindness: Epictetus’s Enduring Wisdom on Happiness and the Art of Answering the Soul’s Cry

“Spirited curiosity is an emblem of the flourishing life.”

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Fox’s Garden: A Tender Wordless Story About the Transformative Power of Kindness
Fox’s Garden: A Tender Wordless Story About the Transformative Power of Kindness

A gentle reminder that life can be a cold wasteland of cruelty or a whimsical wonderland of grace, depending on the generosity of spirit with which we approach it.

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How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently
How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently

“Just how charitable are you supposed to be when criticizing the views of an opponent?”

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Jack Kerouac on Kindness, the Self Illusion, and the “Golden Eternity”
Jack Kerouac on Kindness, the Self Illusion, and the “Golden Eternity”

“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.”

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The Book of Mean People: Toni Morrison’s Children’s Allegory about Kindness and the Importance of Considering Context Before Making Judgments
The Book of Mean People: Toni Morrison’s Children’s Allegory about Kindness and the Importance of Considering Context Before Making Judgments

“Big people are little when they are mean. But little people are not big when they are mean.”

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Marcus Aurelius on What His Father Taught Him About Humility, Honor, Kindness, and Integrity
Marcus Aurelius on What His Father Taught Him About Humility, Honor, Kindness, and Integrity

What it takes to attain “the mark of a soul in readiness.”

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George Saunders on the Power of Kindness, Animated
George Saunders on the Power of Kindness, Animated

“What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.”

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Larry and Friends: An Illustrated Ode to Immigration, Diversity, Otherness, and Kindness
Larry and Friends: An Illustrated Ode to Immigration, Diversity, Otherness, and Kindness

A charming celebration of camaraderie across cultures.

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Legendary Indian Leader Nehru on Power, Privilege, and Kindness: Letters to His 10-Year-Old Daughter, Indira Gandhi
Legendary Indian Leader Nehru on Power, Privilege, and Kindness: Letters to His 10-Year-Old Daughter, Indira Gandhi

Notes on the moral foundations of becoming a great leader and a great human, bittersweet in history’s hindsight.

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Iconic Graphic Designer Milton Glaser on Art, Education, and the Kindness of the Universe
Iconic Graphic Designer Milton Glaser on Art, Education, and the Kindness of the Universe

“If you perceive the universe as being a universe of abundance, then it will be. If you think of the universe as one of scarcity, then it will be.”

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