Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. We must purposely be kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence. The heart which … - Horace Mann

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Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. We must purposely be kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence. The heart which goes out of itself gets large and full. This is the great secret of the inner life. We do ourselves the most good doing something for others.

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About Horace Mann

Horace Mann (4 May 1796 – 2 August 1859) was an American education reformer and abolitionist

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