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no discord in our lives”. Do you like this idea ? If they understand that it is not good to take delight in evil then some day, they will get rid of that evil and then they will not take delight in that evil propensity. They will attain nobility if they keep admiring noble people.
DO NOT PRAISE FAULTY PEOPLE
While praising anyone, you must bear in mind two vital points. You should not praise anyone in the presence of a faulty person. The second point is this. You develop the capacity of attaining those virtues and those specialities which you admire in noble people.
There is the possibility of some people contradicting you when you praise some noble people. At such a time, you should not become excited and you should not lose your mental poise. You should keep quiet. With calmness and firmness you must explain the acceptability of your view. If you do not have that power of argument and that power of convincing them of your view logically, bring them to me. Nobility is always acceptable. Nobility is free from the limitations of time and place. If you live nobly, you will experience unexampled happiness. Nobility in actions is beneficial to you and to others. In what a simple and easy manner has the method of attaining nobility been described ? Always keep adoring nobility. We shall discuss later the remaining special virtues and actions of noble men.
This is enough for to-day.
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