For what more dost thou want when thou hast done a man a service? art thou not content that thou hast done something conformable to thy nature, and dost thou seek to be paid for it? just as if the eye demanded a recompense for seeing, or the feet for walking.
Marcus Aurelius questions the desire for recompense after performing a service, likening it to natural bodily functions.
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