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Monthly Archives: April 2013

Random Thoughts on Humility Nowadays

The oddest of all virtues, to my mind. It exists to be unnoticed, when it is truly successful. And as for its popularity, one could look around the plethora of articles and rambles decrying the self-absorption encouraged by the advent of social media, personal gadgets, and so on (here’s an example from the Atlantic). The articles are […]

Posted bygjbApril 12, 2013Posted inBrief Musings4 Comments on Random Thoughts on Humility Nowadays

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