On the record44 BC
Such acts of generosity are not to be so highly esteemed as those which are performed with judgment, deliberation, and mature consideration.
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Cicero
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Cicero argues in his treatise on moral duties that acts of generosity performed with careful judgment and deliberation are more valuable than impulsive ones.
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