Ralph Waldo EmersonThe selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds some important benefit.
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If you are selfish, you will suffer more than the other person. It is quite obvious that you will be unable to enjoy what you wanted as one would have been better off not doing it. However, if one does good to others by letting them be selfish, it is easier to enjoy things and they can get more out of their selfishness.
Source: The Portable Emerson
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