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“There are so many highly esteemed ones who became miserable and humiliated just because of their bad temper and morals; and humble people who have attained eminence and the highest honors because of good temper and morals.”
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- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
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- a1c541499482d512e378d8b8c7016784565b315dfdd70b19bcdbb7ea767597f9
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