"If others speak in dispraise of ..., you should not give way to resentment, displeasure, or animosity against them in your heart. For if you were to become angry or upset in such a situation, you would only be creating an obstacle for yourselves. If you were to become angry or upset when others speak in dispraise of ..., would you be able to recognize whether their statements are rightly or wrongly spoken?"
"Certainly not, Sir."
"If others speak in dispraise of ..., you should unravel what is false and point it out as false, saying: 'For such and such a reason this is false, this is untrue, there is no such thing in ....'
"And if others speak in praise of ..., you should not give way to jubilation, joy, and exultation in your heart. For if you were to become jubilant, joyful, and exultant in such a situation, you would only be creating an obstacle for yourselves. If others speak in praise of ..., you should acknowledge what is fact as fact, saying: 'For such and such a reason this is a fact, this is true, there is such a thing in ..., this is found among ....'