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The greatest is to have a tendency to friendship; this is expressed in the form of tolerance and forgiveness, in the form of service and trust. in whatever form he may express it this is the central theme: the constant desire to prove one's love for humanity, to be the friend of all.
-Hazrat Inayat Khan
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The Greatest Is To Have A Tendency

Hazrat Inayat Khan
The greatest is to have a tendency to friendship; this is expressed in the form of tolerance and forgiveness, in the form of service and trust. in whatever form he may express it this is the central theme: the constant desire to prove one's love for humanity, to be the friend of all.
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