To dispose a soul to action we must upset its equilibrium. ✨ Eric Hoff…

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To dispose a soul to action we must upset its equilibrium. ✨ Eric Hoffer (1982). Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer, HarperCollins Publishers
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