Monthly Archives: October 2006

Epictetus was once a slave, you know.

By Justin | October 22, 2006

“Do you not show a supercilious look; but hold on to the things which seem to you best as one appointed by God to this station. And remember that if you abide in the same principles, these men who first ridiculed will afterward admire you: but if you shall have been overpowered by them, you [...]

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Thoughts from Mr. Karl Marx.

By Justin | October 22, 2006

“If you love without evoking love in return—that is, if your loving as loving does not produce reciprocal love; if through a living expression of yourself as a loving person you do not make yourself a loved person, then your love is impotent—a misfortune.”
— “The Power of Money in Bourgeois Society”
“The machine accommodates itself to [...]

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On celibacy vows.

By Justin | October 3, 2006

I’m taking a vow of celibacy. I’ve got a five-month head start.

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It’s 76º and counting.

By Justin | October 3, 2006

Days like this, walking around, make me very much aware of the fact that I really love this place called Wesleyan. Everything is still green, and the weather is still unseasonably warm, and people are laying out on the hill, some are playing catch, friends are conversing, and everyone seems to have an extra bounce [...]

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