Book Title: Dharm Shraddha
Author(s): Bhadrankarvijay
Publisher: Kesarbai Gyanmandir

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________________ 215 Faith in Religion. 215 day you will be more and more able to do it, if you try. -Ruskin. 55 Doing right is first hard, than delightful. Such is the history of every virtue. At first, it may mean self-denial and effort, but the re ward comes when at length the effort grows into a pleasure. 56 The sacrifice that is regretted is no longer an acceptable sacrifice and the gift that is grudged loses its moral worth.. . ; : 57 Selfishness is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with doing things for others. 58 Selfishness is the basis of all the world's troubles. Working for one's self means disaster : it encourages others to do likewise, and gets no return. 59 No quality will get a man more friends than a disposition to admire the qualities of others. 60 The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice you give to others. 61 One inflamed with anger is as responsible as one intoxicated with fiery liquor. , 62 What a futile thing is anger! It does us more harm than the thing which makes us angry and we suffer more from the anger and

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