The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it g…

Eric Hoffer
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The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves. ✨ Eric Hoffer (1955). The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms
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The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves. ✨ Eric Hoffer (1955). The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms

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