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Birth into a prosperous elegant and gracious circle is valued highly in this world: it gives a man dignity and assurance. Education, which nurtures intellect and bestows culture, is likewise well appraised. But both measure as small things in the other world of spiritual attainment.

-- Notebooks Category 6: Emotions and Ethics > Chapter 1 : Uplift Character > # 301