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A father is very miserable who has no other hold on his children's affection than the need they have of his assistance, if that can be called affection.
-Michel De Montaigne
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Michel De Montaigne
A father is very miserable who has no other hold on his children's affection than the need they have of his assistance, if that can be called affection.
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