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“Tears won't saturate the dead and weeping will not raise him from his grave, if he has one. We should do for the living what we are unable to do for the dead.”

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Book:In Mr. Lublin's Store
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Book:The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
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