With sincerity, courage, & honesty, one can face death, extreme physical pain, & even extreme psychological pain. One can resist persecution from individuals, society, or government. To live in preparation of adversity & finding ways to preserve your core values --this is what it means to learn "how to live.

Qiu Miaojin
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When a person is talking about how they can face death, extreme physical pain, and even extreme psychological pain it is a common thing for people to think down. When a person is talking about how they can face death, extreme physical pain, and even extreme psychological pain it is a common thing for people to think down. However, this quote tells us that with sincerity, courage, and honesty one can face these things as long as their core values aren't being threatened. If they are then they will need to find ways to preserve those core values.

Source: Last Words From Montmartre

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