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He will keep serene, even-tempered, detached amid the recurring irritations of life and the petty provocations from persons who cross his path. They may affront him but they cannot hurt, much less infuriate, him. But all this aloofness of spirit would not be possible if he identified himself with the ego alone.

-- Notebooks Category 6: Emotions and Ethics > Chapter 5 : Spiritual Refinement > # 56