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Vatican Saying 37
"Nature is weak in the face of the bad, not the good; for it is preserved by pleasures and dissolved by pains." - Vatican Sayings, 37 I've been pondering this one a lot lately. The good times don't make us weak but rather pleasantness bolsters us and requires no justification. It is only when we... (edited) read more
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