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To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happi
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"To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for"

- Henry Van Dyke
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