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Until he has attained that inner strength which can concentrate thoughts and dominate emotions, it will be foolish to say that environment does not count and that he can mingle with society as freely as he can desert it. Without this attainment, he will be weakened by most of them or strengthened by a few of them.

-- Notebooks Category 6: Emotions and Ethics > Chapter 1 : Uplift Character > # 299