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1 We endeavour (III. xxxiii.), as far as we can, to 2 bring about, that what we love should love us in return: in 3 other words, that what we love should be affected with pleasure 4 accompanied by the idea of ourself as cause. Therefore, in 5 proportion as the loved object is more pleasurably affected 6 because of us, our endeavour will be assisted.–that is (III. xi. 7 and note) the greater will be our pleasure. But when we take 8 pleasure in the fact, that we pleasurably affect something 9 similar to ourselves, we regard ourselves with pleasure (III. 30); 10 therefore the greater the emotion with which we conceive a 11 loved object to be affected, &c. Q.E.D. 12 13