Friendship Is Only A Reciprocal Conciliation Of Interests, And An Exchange Of Good Office

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Friendship is only a reciprocal conciliation of interests, and an
exchange of good offices; it is a species of commerce out of which
self-love always expects to gain something.
-- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)
-- Maxim 83

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