If man in his turn ought to be pleasing in her eyes, the necessity is less urgent, his virtue is in his… — Jean Jacques Rousseau

If man in his turn ought to be pleasing in her eyes, the necessity is less urgent, his virtue is in his strength, he pleases because he is strong. I grant you this is not the law of love, but it is the law of nature, which is older than love itself.

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