He is not ashamed of unkindness and does not shrink from injustice. If no advantage beckons, he makes no effort. If he is not intimidated he does not improve himself but if he is made to behave correctly in small matters he is careful in large ones. If good does not accumulate, it is not enough to make a name for a man. Therefore, the inferior man thinks to himself, “goodness in small things has no value”, so he neglects it. He thinks “small sins do no harm”, and so does not give them up. His sins accumulate until they can no longer be covered up, and his guilt becomes so great that it can no longer be wiped out.
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