"If you strive to follow the eternal measure: do not be offended by those who do not strive for this, but whose aspirations waveringly branch between the various finite and changing measures. Look not at what they don't have, but at what they have; because even the most miserable person has a spiritual treasure that you lack. Anyone can object and be arrogant; learn to learn from everyone.
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If you strive to follow the eternal measure: do not be offended by those who do not strive for this, but whose aspirations waveringly branch between the various finite and changing measures. Look not at what they don't have, but at what they have; because even the most miserable person has a spiritual treasure that you lack. Anyone can object and be arrogant; learn to learn from everyone.
""Ha arra törekszel, hogy az örök mértéket kövesd: ne botránkozz azokon, kik nem erre igyekeznek, hanem törekvéseik ingadozva ágaznak a sokféle véges és változó mérték között. Ne azt nézd, hogy mijük nincsen, hanem hogy mijük van; mert még a legnyomorultabbnak is van olyan lelki kincse, mely belőled hiányzik. Kifogásolni, fölényeskedni bárki tud; tanulj meg mindenkitől tanulni."