To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.
Aimer pour être aimé, c'est de l'homme, mais aimer pour aimer c'est presque de l'ange.
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Original Citation
Lamartine, Alphonse de. Graziella. 1852, pt. 4, ch. 5.
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Current Citation
Lamartine, Alphonse de. Graziella. Translated by Raymond N. MacKenzie. U of Minnesota P, 2018, pt. 4, ch. 5.
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