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" What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. "
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great
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" Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted. "
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" When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness. "
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