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The stoic assures us that what is happening now will happen over and over again. [if so, providende would] ultimately grow weary through despair.
-Bertrand Russell
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The Stoic Assures Us That What Is

Bertrand Russell
The stoic assures us that what is happening now will happen over and over again. [if so, providende would] ultimately grow weary through despair.
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