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“The beginning of philosophy is the consciousness of one’s own weakness and incapacity in the things that concern the conduct of life.”
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You cannot start where you think you are. You start where you actually are, which is usually less than your self-image. The honest admission of what you do not yet know is the first real lesson.

Try this todayName one weakness you usually hide from yourself, and look at it plainly.
Today’s questionWhat weakness would I rather not see?
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