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The old idea was that a spiritually minded person should sport a long beard, indulge in ascetic self-denials, and be portentously solemn. The new idea is that he should keep his spiritual-mindedness but be more human, more like one of ourselves.

-- Notebooks Category 20: What Is Philosophy? > Chapter 3 : Its Requirements > # 135