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The discrimination between good and evil is in man's soul. Every man can judge that for himself, because in every man is the sense of admiration of beauty. Happiness only lies in thinking or doing that which one considers beautiful. Such an act becomes a virtue or goodness.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Hazrat Inayat Khan
Age: 44 †
Born: 1882
Born: July 5
Died: 1927
Died: February 5
Clergyman
Musician
Philosopher
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Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan Pathan
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