247.--The fidelity of most men is merely an invention of self-love to … — Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
SAPIR 861
247.--The fidelity of most men is merely an invention of self-love to win confidence; a method to place us above others and to render us depositaries of the most important matters.
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