Self-Love's Uncharted Depths
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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A reflection on the vast and hidden depths of human egoism, suggesting that the complexities of self-love are far from being fully understood.

Whatever discoveries have been made in the region of self-love, there remain many unexplored territories there.
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Jealousy's Self-Love
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Maxims

The author contends that jealousy is primarily fueled by an individual's own ego and insecurity rather than a deep devotion to the partner.

There is more self-love than love in jealousy.
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Self-Love's Supreme Cunning
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Maxims

This vision personifies self-love as a force of supreme intellect that outmaneuvers even the most calculating individuals.

Self love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world.
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Philosophy's Self-Love Style
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Maxims

The author posits that philosophical attitudes toward life and death are merely expressions of personal temperament and self-love, as subjective as a preference for colors.

The attachment or indifference which philosophers have shown to life is only the style of their self love, about which we can no more dispute than of that of the palate or of the choice of colours.
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Self-Love's Measure
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Maxims

The author argues that our perception of personal fortune or misfortune is entirely subjective and dictated by the degree of our ego.

We only appreciate our good or evil in proportion to our self-love.
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