"To feel much for others and little for…" — Adam Smith

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为他人多感受，为自己少感受，克制我们的自私，发挥我们的仁爱之情，这构成人类本性的完美，且唯有如此才能为我们带来作为人类自然且合理追求的那份宁静。

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