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Cicero: “Shall we not imitate the fruitful fields, which return more than they receive?”

On the record44 BC
Shall we not imitate the fruitful fields, which return more than they receive?
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Cicero

Editor's note · Context

In his work on moral obligations, Cicero uses an agricultural metaphor to encourage generosity and giving back more than one receives.

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