As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is les…

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As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt. ✨ Jack London (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Jack London (Illustrated), p.3184, Delphi Classics
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