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"Fortune Favors the Brave" - Or Bold? Meaning and History

Have you ever heard the phrase ‘fortune favors the brave’? How about ‘fortune favors the […]

Are you grappling with something that you did or something that happened to you? Are […]

It’s hard to overstate the impact that Socrates has had on Western philosophy and civilization– […]

There's a good chance that you've come across the quote, "we are what we repeatedly […]

Man’s Search for Meaning is a truly remarkable book in which Viktor E. Frankl recounts […]

The saying "it works if you work it" comes from Alcoholics Anonymous. The meaning behind […]

Have you ever heard of the practice of negative visualization? This is the modern-day name […]

You’ve probably heard it before– “it is what it is.” Is this a cowardly and […]

These days, adages are commonly misattributed to the wrong source. For instance, you may have […]

Do you feel like you’re more concerned with making other people like you than you […]

Some of the most impressive and influential individuals in history kept journals-- Marcus Aurelius, Ben […]

How aware are you of your own feelings, thoughts, beliefs, motives, and desires? Using these […]

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