"I had not time to lick it into form, as a bear doth her young ones."

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“Seneca thinks the gods are well pleased when they see great men contending with adversity.”

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— Abdullah Ensour

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"In my life as an architect, I found that the single thing which inhibits young professionals, new students most severely, is their acceptance of standards that are too low."

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