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Well, I am sorry you are leaving. I would
keep you hear if I could. But I hope you will not forget to come
another day. You have cheered me up wonderfully! Shall Andrea find you
a carriage?"
"What did he say?" asked Denis.
"The old teacher? Let me see. . . . He said: do not be discomposed by
the opinions of inept persons. Do not swim with the crowd. They who are
all things to their neighbours, cease to be anything to themselves.
Even a diamond can have too many facets. Avoid the attrition of vulgar
minds; keep your edges intact. He also said: A man can protect himself
with fists or sword but his best weapon is his intellect. A weapon must
be forged in the fire. The fire, in our case, is tribulation. It must
also be kept untarnished. If the mind is clean, the body can take care
of itself. He said: delve deeply; not too deeply into the past, for it
may make you derivative; nor yet into yourself--it will make you
introspective. Delve into the living world and strive to bind yourself
to its movement by a chain of your own welding.


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