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Scheduled as Daily Quote: 1909-08-25
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Although it seems immodest, I cannot help but write that I very much beg my friends, who collect my notes, my letters, write down my sayings, not to attribute any importance to things that I have not specifically given for publication. I read Confucius, Lao Zi, Buddha (the same can be said of the Gospel) and see beside deep ideas, condensed into a doctrine, strange statements, which are either random or altered. And precisely these strange, sometimes contradictory ideas and maxims are needed by those who accuse the doctrine. I cannot stress this fact enough. Every man has moments of weakness and says foolish things, and they are noted down, and then the world takes note of them as if they had the highest authority.

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Although it seems immodest, I cannot help but write that I very much beg my friends, who collect my notes, my letters, write down my sayings, not to attribute any importance to things that I have not specifically given for publication. I read Confucius, Lao Zi, Buddha (the same can be said of the Gospel) and see beside deep ideas, condensed into a doctrine, strange statements, which are either random or altered. And precisely these strange, sometimes contradictory ideas and maxims are needed by those who accuse the doctrine. I cannot stress this fact enough. Every man has moments of weakness and says foolish things, and they are noted down, and then the world takes note of them as if they had the highest authority.

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Romanian

"Deși pare lipsa de modestie, nu pot să nu scriu că îi rog foarte mult pe prietenii mei, care adună însemnările, scrisorile mele, notează spusele mele, să nu atribuie nici o importanță lucrurilor pe care nu le-am dat anume spre publicare. Îi citesc pe Confucius, Lao Zi, Buddha (același lucru îl pot spune despre Evanghelie) și văd alături de idei profunde, inchegate într-o doctrina, afirmații stranii, care sunt fie întâmplătoare, fie alterate. Și tocmai de aceste idei și maxime stranii, uneori contradictorii, au nevoie cei care acuză doctrina. Nu pot insista destul asupra acestui fapt. Orice om are momente de slăbiciune și spune prostii, iar ele sunt notate și apoi lumea ține cont de ele ca și cum ar avea cea mai mare autoritate."

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