I think that quote had more to do with providing honest feedback about personal annoyances than it did with accepting new age memes. "The duty to refrain from contumely, discord, and all things which, when unresolved within, make way for workings lies before the instrument of which you speak."
In other words, [name] was a pain to be around and those who were around her weren't helping her by providing unremitting acceptance.
In other words, [name] was a pain to be around and those who were around her weren't helping her by providing unremitting acceptance.