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solitude

“Solitude“

by dwight j. friesen

The text reads:

“For the secret of a man’s being is not only to live . . . but to live for something definite.”

– Fyodor Dostoevsky
solitude
Tagged on: Art    Calling    Dwight J. Friesen    Life
Dwight J. Friesen March 11, 2005January 15, 2021 Culture Creating
  • ← . . . and humility?
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