Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 "Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées]," ch. 6, ¶ 360 (1795) [tr. Merwin (1969)] - Chamfort, Nicolas | WIST Quotations

There are more who want to be loved than who want to love.   [Y a plus de gens qui veulent être aimés que de gens qui veulent aimer eux-mêmes.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to…