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Virtuous

Or… not.

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Michael Bojarski
Feb 13, 2024
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“Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it, we have always to combat with ourselves.”

Jean-Jaques Rousseau

Not golden towers built on shifting sand,
Nor fleeting praise fromcheating, grasping hands,
Are true successes, jewels with hollow gleam,
But seeds of virtue sown in life's harsh stream.

The heart that beats with jus…

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