3. The man who has faith in himself, if he is a good man, will resolutely put away all mean and little ways of self-indulgence; he will not be always rewarding himself for everything he does; he will be truthful and, outspoken, since falsehood and dissimulation are the refuge of men who are uncertain or ashamed of themselves: and he will lift his life and thoughts above all that may degrade or hinder or enfeeble him. Even a little faith in himself can wonderfully raise and strengthen a man: even
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