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Dostoevsky’s Destiny

As a young adult, the Russian novelist, Dostoevsky, arrested for treasonous acts against Tsar Nicholas I was sentenced to death. Blindfolded, robed in white burial shroud, he was tied to

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The Joy That Service Brings

While studying medicine from 1905-1913, Albert Schweitzer also delivered theological lectures, gave organ concerts, wrote on organ building, completed his scholarly work, Quest for the Historical Jesus, wrote a 844

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A Humble Man

  Born on January 14, 1875 in a town near Strasbourg, Germany (now France), Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his commitment to serve humanity

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Putting Love Into Practice

In his autobiography, Out of My Life and Thought, Albert Schweitzer wrote that after deciding to enjoy the academic life until he was 30-years old he would devote the rest

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On the Golden Mean

John D. Rockefeller, in Edwardian time the richest man in the world, was asked how much money he wanted. “Just a little more,” he replied. That sounds like many of

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A Simple Plan

Existentialiam, the most practical philosophical approach of the past two centuries, offers a simple plan for living. The message of existentialism is that every one of us is responsible for

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Enjoying that Rut Job

Sisyphus. You remember him from your seventh-grade mythology studies. Sisyphus, condemned by the Olympian gods to spend all eternity in fruitless labor, pushes a rock up a mountain only to

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History Lessons

Alexander the Great conquered the entire known world by the time he was thirty-three. Within hours of his death from Babylonian swamp fever, the Hellenic civilization began to crumble. Napoleon,

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Jack Welch Fired His Way to Success

Jack Welch chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001 increased GE’s value 4000% during his tenure. One key to success—each year he fired the bottom 10% of

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