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Cicero: “For generosity is of two kinds: doing a kindness and requiting one.”

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For generosity is of two kinds: doing a kindness and requiting one.
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Cicero

Editor's note · Context

In his treatise on moral philosophy, Cicero defines generosity by distinguishing between initiating a kindness and reciprocating one.

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