“When heaven is about to confer a great office on any man,
\nit first exercises his mind with suffering, and his sinew and
\nbones with toil. It exposes his body to hunger, and subjects him
\nto extreme poverty. It confounds his undertakings.
\nBy all these methods it stimulates his mind, hardens his nature,
\nand remedies his incompetencies”. Mencius.
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