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E.B. White’s Beautiful Letter to a Man Who Had Lost Faith in Humanity
E.B. White’s Beautiful Letter to a Man Who Had Lost Faith in Humanity

What sailors teach us about hope and the resilience of the human spirit.

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Ten Days at the Mad-House: How Nellie Bly Posed as Insane in 1887 in Her Brave Exposé of Asylum Abuse
Ten Days at the Mad-House: How Nellie Bly Posed as Insane in 1887 in Her Brave Exposé of Asylum Abuse

A timeless and sobering reminder that the true measure of power is not how deftly we can assert our authority but how much kindness and compassion we can show others in their greatest moments of vulnerability.

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Picasso on Success and Why You Should Never Compromise in Creative Work
Picasso on Success and Why You Should Never Compromise in Creative Work

“One must have the courage of one’s vocation and the courage to make a living from one’s vocation.”

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Kierkegaard on Our Greatest Source of Unhappiness
Kierkegaard on Our Greatest Source of Unhappiness

“Of all ridiculous things the most ridiculous seems to me, to be busy.”

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