Albert CamusYou are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.
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We give credit to others for what they do, while we are concerned with our own shortcomings. This is a manifestation of vanity. It is only when we stop concerning ourselves with our own shortcomings that we can truly appreciate the things that others do well.
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