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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received it is, in sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-l

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The author argues that what people often call friendship is really just a practical agreement where each person helps the other because they expect to benefit in return. Instead of being based on genuine care, this kind of relationship is treated like a business deal aimed at gaining ongoing advantages for oneself.

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