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Thorough selfishness destroys or paralyzes enjoyment. A heart made selfish by the contest for wealth is like a citadel stormed in war, utterly shattered.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Henry Ward Beecher

American clergyman and activist

June 24th, 1813 - March 8th, 1887

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