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 | Praising oneself and  condemning others are equally dangerous. Attempting to hide one’s meanness and  wickedness, and putting on the mask of goodness, justifying one’s faults and  exaggerating one’s attainments - these are also poisonous traits. Equally  evil  is the habit of ignoring the good in others and assiduously seeking  only their faults. Never speak words that demean the other. When we are friendly  with another and like them very much, whatever he/she does is certain to strike  us as good. When the wind changes and the same person is disliked, even the  good he/she does appears to  us as bad. Both these reactions are misconceived. They  are not commendable at all.   -Vidya Vahini, Chap 27. | 
     
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