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Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one’s self.

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.

People will say that it’s some kind of evasion, but I would never want to have a kid for me. I’d want to have the child for the child’s sake, if that makes sense.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

The key to achieve inner happiness is to strive to make someone else happy, Instead of trying to make yourself happy all the time.