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In Orthodox Judaism there is a saying:  "The previous generation is to the next one as angels are to men; the next generation is to the prev

Followup to:  Tsuyoku naritai! (I Want To Become Stronger) Hunter-gatherer tribes are usually highly egalitarian (at least if you're male)

"No!  Try not!  Do, or do not.  There is no try."         —Yoda Years ago, I thought this was yet another example of Deep Wisdom that is

Followup to:  Trying to Try "When there's a will to fail, obstacles can be found."   —John McCarthy I first watched Star Wars IV-VI wh

Followup to:  Use the Try Harder, Luke "Persevere."  It's a piece of advice you'll get from a whole lot of high achievers in a whole lot o

Followup to:  Trying to Try, Tsuyoku Naritai "It is essential for a man to strive with all his heart, and to understand that it is diffic

Followup to:  Make An Extraordinary Effort, On Doing the Impossible, Beyond the Reach of God The virtue of tsuyoku naritai, "I want to bec

Sunlight enriched air already alive with curiosity, as dawn rose on Brennan and his fellow students in the place to which Jeffreyssai had su