If our friends do us a service, we think they owe it to us … - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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If our friends do us a service, we think they owe it to us by their title of friend. We never think that they do not owe us their friendship.

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues (6 August 1715 – 28 May 1747) was a French moralist, essayist, and miscellaneous writer.

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Alternative Names: Marquis de Vauvenargues • Lyuk de Klapye Vovenarq

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If our friends do us a service, we think they owe it to us by their title of friend. We never think that they do not owe us their friendship. - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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