A soul that is reluctant to share does not as a rule have much of its …

Eric Hoffer
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A soul that is reluctant to share does not as a rule have much of its own. Miserliness is here a symptom of meagerness. ✨ Eric Hoffer (1996). The Passionate State of Mind
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