John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9521 Fran&edilois
| NUMBER: | 9521 |
| AUTHOR: | François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | Friendship is only a reciprocal conciliation of interests, and an exchange of good offices; it is a species of commerce out of which self-love always expects to gain something. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxim 83. |