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           Weneedtoexcusewhatoursparringpartnersdo,andjustkeepourdistance—withoutsuspicionorhatred.

           21.Ifanyonecanrefuteme—showmeI’mmakingamistakeorlookingatthingsfromthewrongperspective—I’llgladlychange.It’sthetruthI’mafter,andthetruthneverharmedanyone.Whatharmsusistopersistinself-deceitandignorance.

           22.Idowhatisminetodo;therestdoesn’tdisturbme.Therestisinanimate,orhasnologos,oritwandersatrandomandhaslosttheroad.

           23.Whenyoudealwithirrationalanimals,withthingsandcircumstances,begenerousandstraightforward.Youarerational;theyarenot.Whenyoudealwithfellowhumanbeings,behaveasone.Theyshareinthelogos.Andinvokethegodsregardless.

           Don’tworryabouthowlongyou’llgoondoingthis.

           Asingleafternoonwouldbeenough.

           24.AlexandertheGreatandhismuledriverbothdiedandthesamethinghappenedtoboth.Theywereabsorbedalikeintothelifeforceoftheworld,ordissolvedalikeintoatoms.

           25.Thinkhowmuchisgoingoninsideyoueverysecond—inyoursoul,inyourbody.Whyshoulditastonishyouthatsomuchmore—everythingthathappensinthatall-embracingunity,theworld—ishappeningatthesametime?

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