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A MEDITATION

“ Men are born to suffer, but not all bear it with virtue.

— Cato the Younger

Attributed via Plutarch

On adversity

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A reflection

Suffering is evenly distributed at birth; dignity under it is not. The hard thing doesn't grade you — your response to it does. Virtue isn't avoiding the weight, it's carrying it without becoming small.

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