Die Selbstliebe mancher Menschen macht sie geneigt, anderen Freude zu bereiten. Die Selbstliebe anderer Menschen wieder beschränkt sich völlig darauf, sich selbst Freude zu bereiten. Dies macht den großen Unterschied zwischen Tugend und Laster.

Jonathan Swift

[…] the self-love of some men inclines them to please others, and the self-love of others is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice.

Jonathan Swift
Die Selbstliebe mancher Menschen macht sie geneigt, anderen Freude zu bereiten. Die Selbstliebe anderer Menschen… - Jonathan Swift Zitate
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