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When someone steals your lamp, remember that he gave it up for a thief.
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The thief paid a heavy price — his own integrity — for a lamp. Pity the exchange, and the loss of the lamp stings less. The thing stolen was cheap; the thing he paid was not.

Try this todayWhen someone wrongs you over something small, see the larger price they paid.
Today’s questionWho lost more in this exchange — me, or the person who wronged me?
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