Cicero: “And with the exception of wisdom, I am inclined to think nothing better than this has been given to man by the immortal…”

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

For no phase of life, whether public or private, whether in business or in the home, whether one is working on what concerns oneself alone or dealing with another, can be without its moral duty; on the discharge of such duties depends all…

But while they steer clear of the one kind of injustice, they fall into the other: they are traitors to social life, for they contribute to it none of their interest, none of their effort, none of their means.

Such acts of generosity are not to be so highly esteemed as those which are performed with judgment, deliberation, and mature consideration.