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Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.

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John W. Gardner

John William Gardner, (October 8, 1912 - February 16, 2002), President of the Carnegie Corporation, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Lyndon Johnson, was subsequently the founder of two influential national U.S. organizations, Common Cause and Independent Sector, as well as the author of numerous books on improving leadership in American society and other subjects

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    आत्म-दया आसानी से गैर-दवा नशीले पदार्थों का सबसे विनाशकारी है; यह नशे की लत है, क्षणिक आनंद देता है और पीड़ित को वास्तविकता से अलग करता है।

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