Many years ago someone told me something that I flatly refused to accept. And I still don't accept it now, despite all the times I've seen it proved right." The common good and the individual good rarely coincide..." Sure, I know, it's true. But some truths are probably worse than lies. Sergei Lukyanenko
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The common good and the individual good rarely coincide, because the common good has to be in the interests of all, while the individual good usually means something very different. There are many examples in history where people have sacrificed their own welfare for the sake of the community, doing what they believed to be in the general interest. The truth is that when people do this, it often turns out badly for them. So much so that in some cases it brings down entire nations.

This quote is saying that even when you do something for your own benefit, it may not turn out to be what you expected. Those who would never sacrifice themselves for the common good are probably not looking out for their own interests.

Source: Night Watch

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