Complaining about the weather, because there’s nothing you can do about it. There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
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Lack of empathy.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2022 source ↗
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Lack of humility, the absence of goodness.
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