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1759·Edinburgh, Scotland
Every prodigal appears to be a public enemy, and every frugal man a public benefactor. By what a frugal man annually saves, he not only affords maintenance to an additional number of productive hands for that or the ensuing year, but, like the founder of a public workhouse, he establishes as it were a perpetual fund for the maintenance of an equal number in all times to come.
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?
Ibn Battuta·1355The inhabitants of these islands are the most hospitable people I have ever encountered; they give freely of what they possess, asking nothing in return.
Mahatma Gandhi·1909The only real, dignified, human doctrine is the greatest good of all, and this can only be achieved by uttermost self-sacrifice.
Siddhartha GautamaThousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, And the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
