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La Rochefoucauld 236: It would seem that even self-love may be the dupe of goodness and forget itse...
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It would seem that even self-love may be the dupe of goodness and forget itself when we work for others. And yet it is but taking the shortest way to arrive at its aim, taking usury under the pretext of giving, in fact winning everybody in a subtle and delicate manner.
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François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665) · laroch_236
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