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Friday, August 28, 2015

Ernest Hemingway and the Traits of the Best People

The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.
~Ernest Hemingway
Posted by Alex at 1:02 PM
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