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Remember that the best and greatest among mankind are those who do themselves no worldly good. every successful man is more or less a selfish man. the devoted fail.
-Thomas Hardy
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Remember That The Best And Greatest Among

Thomas Hardy
Remember that the best and greatest among mankind are those who do themselves no worldly good. every successful man is more or less a selfish man. the devoted fail.
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