What man’s not guilty? It’s taken you a long time to learn … - Euripides

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What man’s not guilty? It’s taken you a long time to learn
That everybody loves himself more than his neighbour.

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guilty selfishness mankind egoism

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Euripides (Greek: Εὐριπίδης; c. 480 BC–406 BC) was a Greek playwright.

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There is no justice in the world's censorious eyes. They will not wait to learn a man's true character;
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What man’s not guilty? It’s taken you a long time to learn That everybody loves himself more than his neighbour. - Euripides

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