You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
In plain words
A few unkind people do not make the whole world unkind.
Where these words come from
- 93% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Harijan (10 Aug 1947), CWMG Vol. 89 p.137; also a letter to Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (29 Aug 1947), Letters to Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (1961) p.246.
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