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Jenny Offill, Dept. of Speculation Quotes: A thought experiment courtesy of the Stoics. If you are tired of everything you possess, imagine that you have lost all these things.
         

A thought experiment courtesy of the Stoics. If you are tired of everything you possess, imagine that you have lost all these things.


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