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           a a b o   u  t       i t .      R   e  a  l l y       s  p   e  a  k  i n  g  ,      i t       i s       a  b   s e   n  c  e        o   f
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           arrogance — humility is not a good word..
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                                                             ~Sri Aurobindo, Evening Talks, 3 October 1926
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