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Quote by George Saunders

“Anyone can be shamed, but feeling guilt requires empathy within.”

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George Saunders, born on December 2, 1958, is an American writer known for his unique humor and profound insights. His works, primarily short stories, have gained widespread recognition and have been honored with numerous literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. more

“It is very difficult to be wholly joyous or wholly sad on this earth. The comic, when it is human, soon takes upon itself a face of pain; and some of our griefs (some only, not all, for it is the capacity for suffering which makes man August in the eyes of men) have their source in weaknesses which must be recognized with smiling com passion as the common inheritance of us all.”

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Author:Joseph Conrad

“When we are not rich enough to be able to purchase happiness, we must not approach to near and gaze on it in shop windows.”

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Author:Tristan Bernard

“It is not enough to be happy, it is also necessary that others not be.”

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Book:The journal of Jules Renard

Source: The journal of Jules Renard

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