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“Do I still then resent it if I’m going to do what I was born for, the purpose for which I was brought into the world?" -Marcus Aurelius

“The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal.”

- CS Lewis

William Brassey Hole (1846-1917) - Death and Doctor Hornbook

illustration from 'The Poetry of Robert Burns, Vol.1', c. 1896-97

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from eros the bittersweet by anne carson

poem by sappho

The Witch and the Moon

— by majara__

"Accept humbly: let go easily"

-Marcus Aurelius

"The point is that you do not love yourself, otherwise you would love both your own nature and her purpose for you"

- Marcus Aurelius

Aeneas' Lament