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One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
Epictetus
Epictetus
Epictetus
Born: 50
Died: 138

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Someone told me that having a baby is like having your heart walking around outside of your body, and I didn't understand it until I had a baby. Now, like, everything he does literally crushes my heart. In a great way. And then if he's in pain, it's like my whole endeavor is to make sure he's not in pain. Elizabeth Banks
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After all, crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor. John Huston
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