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Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.

Source: Journal Intime (1882; tr. by Mrs. Humphrey Ward, 1892), entry for 17 Dec 1856.
-- Henri Frederic Amiel, (Sep 27 1821-1881), Swiss writer; He is best known for his Journal which is considered a masterpiece of self-analysis.


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