So actions themselves are not ...

So actions themselves are not good and not bad; only the intention is important.
So actions themselves are not good and not bad; only the intention is important.
 Stephen Mitchell

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But self-abasement is just inverted egoism. Anyone who acts with genuine humility will be as far from humiliation as from arrogance.
 Stephen Mitchell
When speech comes from a quiet heart, it has the strength of the orchid, and the fragrance of rock.
 Stephen Mitchell