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And since things which are akin and like are
always pleasant to one another, and every man in the highest degree feels this
in regard to himself, it must needs be
that all men are
more or less selfish; for it is in himself above all that such conditions1 are to be
found. Since, then, all men are selfish, it follows that all find pleasure in
what is their own, such as their works and words. That is why men as a rule are
fond of those who flatter and love them, of honor, and of children; for the last
are their own work. It is also pleasant to supply what is wanting,2
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Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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