Selbstsüchtig, [adj]: ohne Rücksicht auf die Selbstsucht anderer.Ambrose Bierce
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Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.Ambrose Bierce
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"Selbstsüchtig, [adj]: ohne Rücksicht auf die Selbstsucht anderer."
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Ambrose Bierce
1842 – 1914
US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Journalist und Geodät
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