Self-neglecting

Self-neglecting
Self-neglecting Self`-neg*lect"ing, n. A neglecting of one's self, or of one's own interests. [1913 Webster]

Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin As self-neglecting. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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