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Ill-digested Principles Are, If Anything, Worse Than Ill-digested Food, For The Latter Harms The Body And There Is Cure For It, Whereas The Former Ruins The Soul And There Is No Cure For It.

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Ill-digested Principles Are, If Anything, Worse Than Ill-digested Food, For The Latter Harms The Body And There Is Cure For It, Whereas The Former Ruins The Soul And There Is No Cure For It.

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