We wish to inspire the preference we feel; love must be mutual. To be loved we must be worthy of love; to be… — Jean Jacques Rousseau

We wish to inspire the preference we feel; love must be mutual. To be loved we must be worthy of love; to be preferred we must be more worthy than the rest, at least in the eyes of our beloved. Hence we begin to look around among our fellows; we begin to compare ourselves with them, there is emulation, rivalry, and jealousy.

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