Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher
As quoted in Hindu Psychology : Its Meaning for the West (1946) by Swami Akhilananda, p. 204
“Beings that can laugh at themselves, particularly their own foibles, stand the greatest chance of attaining wisdom.”
Source: Trial by Fire (2014), Chapter 56 (p. 814)
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