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A MEDITATION

“ Bitter are the roots of study, but how sweet its fruit.

— Cato the Younger

Attributed, via Diogenes Laertius 5.18

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A reflection

Learning hard things is supposed to hurt at the start — that's the admission fee. If you expect study to feel good immediately, you quit three pages in. Trust the compounding; the taste of the fruit is quiet and late.

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