Edmond and Jules De Goncourt Quotes

Any man who does not see everything in terms of self, that is to say who wants to be something in respect of other men, to do good to them or simply give them something to do, is unhappy, disconsolate, and accursed.

- Edmond And Jules De Goncourt

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