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La Rochefoucauld 085: We often persuade ourselves to love people who are more powerful than we are,...
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We often persuade ourselves to love people who are more powerful than we are, yet interest alone produces our friendship; we do not give our hearts away for the good we wish to do, but for that we expect to receive.
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François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665) · laroch_085
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