As benevolence is the most sociable of all virtues, so it is of the largest extent; for there is not any man either so great or so little but he is yet capable of giving and of receiving benefits.
Also attributed to: Seneca
Benevolence is the most sociable virtue, open to everyone, since all can both give and receive kindness.
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— Unknown
He is beneficent who acts kindly, not for his own sake, but to serve another.
— Cicero
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— Kant
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— Unknown
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— Unknown
Men resemble the gods in nothing so much as in doing good to their fellow-creatures.
— Cicero
