Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others. ✨ Geor…

George Santayana
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Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others. ✨ George Santayana, Martin A. Coleman (2009). The Essential Santayana: Selected Writings, p.458, Indiana University Press
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