There was a wealthy man who had lost all his money and had become poor, yet he would not admit it. He said, "No, I have not lost it; I have still got it in my mind somewhere." And in six months time he became as rich as he was before. He did not allow his failure to suggest itself to him. And so it is with one's character. Often a person says, "I am stupid, I cannot think," and when he has said this several times naturally he becomes stupid. Sometimes he says it out of modesty, humility, or politeness; but this virtue will prove to be a sin. Also, many have lost their memory through suggestion. When they have forgotten something, which is a natural thing for a human being to do, they repeat to themselves, "How stupid! How forgetful on my part!" and that idea repeated twice or thrice deepens their forgetfulness.