Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his famous essay on the topic of compensation, wrote, "It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself...." The 16th-century Hindu poet Tulsidas, as translated by Mohandas K. Gandhi, wrote, "This and this alone is true religion - to serve others. This is sin above all other sin - to harm others. In service to others is happiness. In selfishness is misery and pain." The 9th-century sage Shantideva wrote, "All the joy the world contains has come through wishing the happiness of others."
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