"He was acting on a reason other than the avoidance of pain. The sentiment was loyalty, and it felt glorious."

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"I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?"

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Religion1910–1997

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"The Stoics made three divisions of philosophy, Physic, Ethic, and Logic. ...It appears, however, that this division was made before Zeno's time and acknowledged by Plato. ...Logic is not synonymous wi…"

— George Long (scholar)

Literature1800–1879

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"My background has been pretty abusive, nothing extreme, mainly psychological. There have been a few times when I have been slapped by partners and I have slapped back. I have enormous sympathy for tho…"

— Stella Vine

Art1969

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"What's the best algorithm that you should be using to fix your world model? ...This question ...has been answered for the first time by in the 1960s. He discovered an algorithm that you can apply when…"

— Joscha Bach

Philosophy1973

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