Self-interest speaks all sorts of tongues and plays all sorts of characters, even that of disinterestedness. (François de La Rochefoucauld)

Self-interest speaks all sorts of tongues and plays all sorts of characters, even that of disinterestedness.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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