Know in self that in giving a helpful influence, the magnifying of virtues in others and the minimizing of faults is the beginning of wisdom in dealing with others. Not that the evil influence is denied, but rather that force within self is stressed which when called upon is so powerful that those influences about self may never hinder. For, each step, each opportunity may be made a steppingstone, not a stumblingstone, in dealing with problems, with conditions, with individuals.

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