Beneficence is a duty; and he who frequently practices it and sees his benevolent intentions realized, at length comes to love him to whom he has done good.
— Kant
Kant
The point
Doing good regularly leads us to genuinely love those we help.
Beneficence is a duty; and he who frequently practices it and sees his benevolent intentions realized, at length comes to love him to whom he has done good.
— Kant
Kant
Doing good regularly leads us to genuinely love those we help.
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