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an.4.98 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

To Benefit Oneself

“Mendicants, these four people are found in the world.
What four?
One who practices to benefit themselves, but not others;
one who practices to benefit others, but not themselves;
one who practices to benefit neither themselves nor others; and
one who practices to benefit both themselves and others.
These are the four people found in the world.”