“The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less.”
Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998) American activist
"On Becoming"
1960s, Soul on Ice (1968)
“The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people.”
— Milan Kundera, book Laughable Loves
Source: Laughable Loves
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