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When they blame you and scold you and discuss you, then you should rejoice; when they praise you and admire you, then you should be sad. Libel and a false reputation which you can destroy is the best school of goodness. The blaming and criticism of other people is bad. But at the same time it is understandable, and it is valuable as the only test of your love for God and your neighbor. —Tolstoy

“Truth is not virtue, but the lack of vices. The most common and the most widely used deceit is the wish to deceive not other people, but yourself. And this kind of life is the most harmful.” —Tolstoy