To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at

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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