#Human Nature
"Is not meanness also a form of madness? And is not madness the misuse of the mind? Humanity’s problem lies in this misuse of the mind only. All the treasures of nature and spirit are open to man who will use his mind rightly. Fear and greed cause the misuse of the mind. The right use of mind is in the service of love, of life, of truth, of beauty."
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