Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they fee…

“Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.”

Van Wyck Brooks · Jealousy

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