"He taught me never to smile, which helps me when I visit disaster sites.“


-Emo Philips

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He taught me never to smile, which helps me when I visit disaster sites.

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"Ascetics and fakirs come to mitigate human suffering to heal us and lead us on the path. They put up with criticism they go through many worldly trials. Some of them have even become martyrs for our sake. But they have done all this with a smile and with gratitude to God. Hence sacrifice is a great virtue."

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