Cicero: “The fair course is first to be good yourself, and then to look out for another of like character.”

From this attitude come greatness of soul and a sense of superiority to worldly conditions.

For there is a limit to retribution and to punishment; or rather, I am inclined to think, it is sufficient that the aggressor should be brought to repent of his wrong-doing, in order that he may not repeat the offence and that others may…

For we may well be guided by those fundamental principles of justice which I laid down at the outset: first, that no harm be done to anyone; second, that the common interests be conserved.

Again, there are certain duties that we owe even to those who have wronged us.