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It is a sorrowful fact that if an individual stands noticeably higher than the rest of mankind and contributes immeasurably to the betterment of the world, he receives not garlands but arrows as his fate. Speaking from bitter personal experience, the peerless Einstein lamented, > Great spirits have always encountered violent resistance from mediocre minds.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Philosopher-thinkers: The power-towers of the mind and Poet-seers: the fragrance-hours of the heart in the West, Agni Press, 1998
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