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Work in progress. Moved this section from the FreeApps page.
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Tao Te Ching is essentially a guide to living with less ego, less force and more alignment with the natural rhythm of existence. When applied to governments, it is deeply anti-authoritarian and anti-imperialist.
Author's Note: Below are two versions by different authors. The first is by Ursula K. Le Guin (a translation) and is well-received. The other (an interpretation), by Stephen Mitchell, is controversial.
I actually started with Mitchell's version first. His style gave me a perspective that made every subsequent translation more approachable. He's included here for that reason.
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The Random Stoicism Quotes page is a fully working minimalist template that uses arrays to display quotes randomly.
This is a rewrite of a previous htmlApp that relied on an external API and a CORS proxy. Issues along the pipeline forced me to create a standalone, self-reliant version.
Note: The stoicism quotes included were generated by AI. While most capture the spirit well, a few seem to miss the mark. I am currently curating the list to remove questionable quotes and improve the data set quality.
License: Blue Oak↗ Page: Stoicism Quotes
Status: updated 14 Jun 2026 (authors now in parentheses)
Bookmarked to read later: Stoicism for People Who Overthink↗
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John Gray: Human Progress is a Lie
For philosopher John Gray, moral progress is a myth. Technology advances; people don't. He argues that we should accept the permanence of human darkness - not pretend we're evolving past it.
The John Gray Quotes page is a fully working minimalist template that uses arrays to randomly display 30 curated quotes. The collection is built around Gray's rejection of moral progress.
License: Blue Oak↗ htmlApp: John Gray Quotes
Status: updated 27 May 2026 (button, quote centered)
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Law of Jante (added 06 Jul 2026)
Fictional in origin but real in practice, the Law of Jante↗ (janteloven↗) is a part of Scandinavian culture describing a social attitude of disapproval towards expressions of individuality and personal success.
Sandemose’s ten laws are not distinct rules, but merely ten variations of one core principle: You are not to think you're anyone special or that you're better than us.
Author's note: I first came across this in a TikTok post (Jul/2026). It's a social code that is widely recognized as a real and influential part of Scandinavian life.
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