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The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles satisfies. Don't put off the joy derivable from doing helpful kindly things for others.
The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles satisfies. Don't put off the joy derivable from doing helpful kindly things for others.
Approximate author period: c. 1917 AD · modern
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- B.C. Forbes
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- Approximate author period: c. 1917 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for B. C. Forbes: life dates 1880 to 1954. Wikidata Q718435, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718435 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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