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To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.
To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.
Approximate author period: c. 1967 AD · modern
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- Roger Ebert
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- Approximate author period: c. 1967 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Roger Ebert: documented activity in 1967. Wikidata Q212173, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212173 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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