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It was advertised that the devil was going
to put his tools up for sale.
On
the date of the sale, the tools were placed for public
inspection; each
tool being marked with its sale price.
They were a treacherous lot of implements ... Hatred, Envy,
Jealousy,
Deceit, Lying, Pride ... and so on.
Laid apart from the rest was a harmless looking tool, well worn
and
priced very high.
"What is the name of this tool?" asked one of the
purchasers, pointing
to
it.
That is Discouragement", replied the devil.
"Why have you priced it so high?"
"Because it is more useful to me than the others. I can pry
open and
get inside a man's heart with that when I cannot get near him
with my
other tools. Once I get inside, I can make him do what I choose.
It
is badly worn because I use it on almost everyone, since very few
people know that it belongs to me."
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