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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave A thought experiment courtesy of the Stoics. If you are tired of everything you possess, imagine that you have lost all these things. - Quote by Jenny Offill

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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