"Il y a peu de bienfaiteurs qui ne disent comme Satan: Si cadens adoraveris me."
— Nicolas Chamfort

January 1, 1970

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Maximes et Pensées, #311 — There aren't many benefactors who don't say, like Satan: “All these things will I give you if you bow down and worship me.” — Reflections