There are a few phrases, quotations, that get used over and over in different contexts. Author Ryan Holiday and Here & Now‘s Scott Tong discuss two quotes they’ve been hearing a lot lately.
One is from Ernest Hemingway about bankruptcy happening “gradually and then suddenly,” from his novel “The Sun Also Rises.”
The other is from the ancient Greek historian Thucydides: “The strong do what they can. And the weak suffer what they must.”
Holiday is the author of “The Daily Stoic” and hosts “The Daily Stoic” podcast. His most recent book is “Wisdom Takes Work.”
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