Francois de La Rochefoucauld: He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who…
He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken.
In today’s wordsAnyone who thinks he can do without the world is badly fooling himself, but anyone who thinks the world can't do without him is even more mistaken.
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