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It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which cannot be turned to good account for others, is a loss - a loss, if you may so express it, to the spiritual world.
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"It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which cannot be turned to good account for others, is a loss - a loss, if you may so express it, to the spiritual world."
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It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which cannot be turned to good account for others, is a loss - a loss, if you may so express it, to the spiritual world. — Arthur Helps

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Arthur Helps was a Historian from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1813–1875).

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This quote is attributed to Arthur Helps, a Historian from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Arthur Helps lived from 1813 – 1875.
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