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Will you really blame the arrows of the archer and the stones of the slinger, and not the archer and the slinger himself, or will you blame the hunting dogs, the poisons of the poisoners, the horns of butting bulls, the claws of wild beasts, and will you leave those who act with them aside and consider them innocent of what they dare (1)?
Why do we blame everything on the poor enemy, when with our own lives we give him power over ourselves? Reproach yourself for all or most of your wrongdoings. We ourselves light the fire, and the evil spirit fans the flame (2).
Evil people love to lay their blame on those who reprove them (2).
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