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that the touchstone is applied only to gold, not to iron or nickel.
Man, Animal and Devil
He whose life is balanced, disciplined and regular is a He whose life is neither balanced nor disciplined regular is an animal if weak, and a devil if
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man.
nor
strong.
Three Categories of Men
He whose heart speaks before his tongue is a great
man.
Hc whose tongue speaks first and heart later is a common
man.
And he whose tongue alone speaks and not his heart is a
mean man.
Service Counts, not the Amount of Service
In this vast world the power of the common man is very insignificant. He can do very little service. But the success of man does not depend upon the greatness or smallness of his power. The successful man is one who successfully employes the little power he has in the service of humanity. A drop of water that has quenched the thirst of a particle of dust has succeeded in achieving its goal of life. It is to be praised for it.
Mean, Ordinary and Great
Men can be divided into three categories-mean, ordinary and great. Bharathari says, "Those who do not begin a work
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