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Should be “Others’”

But it's "others" (no "'") in the link ;)

Either way, it's not a universal truth. Some of us work hard on this (probably because we came across Confucius in our youth).

Isn't the fact that it needed hard work an indication that the statement is useful for the average person?

Useful for the average person, absolutely. I don't think I understood the question.