To deal with things knowledge of things is needed. To deal with people…

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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To deal with things knowledge of things is needed. To deal with people, you need insight, sympathy. To deal with yourself, you need nothing. Be what you are--conscious being--and don't stray away from yourself.
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