“The intention of cheating no one lays us open to being cheated ourselves.”
L'intention de ne jamais tromper nous expose à être souvent trompés.
Maxim 118.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
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L'intention de ne jamais tromper nous expose à être souvent trompés.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
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