4073. A Wise Man Loves Himself

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A stupid man

Does not know how to insult himself.

An intelligent man

Insults himself before he corrects himself.

A wise man

Loves himself soulfully

Before he perfects himself unreservedly.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 41, Agni Press, 1982
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