The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved. (François de La Rochefoucauld)

The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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