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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle		Friday Jul 24, 2026
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Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own. Jean Toomer

	Jean Toomer
	Jean Toomer (December 26, 1894 - March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Read More

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We learn the rope of life by untying its knots. Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.