If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to…

Maya Angelou
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If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me? ✨ Maya Angelou, Jeffrey M. Elliot (1989). Conversations with Maya Angelou
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