A Quote by Sri Chinmoy

To be true to oneself is the hardest test of life.

Sri Chinmoy

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Sri Chinmoy
Indian - Philosopher
August 27, 1931 - October 11, 2007

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I paint with a language I can call my own... it takes a ruthless honesty with oneself. If one admires or is influenced by anyone else, one is not being true to oneself.