De Officiis/On Duties |
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... generosity does not exceed your resources ; and third , that the generosity is in proportion to each recipient's worth , for such proportion forms the basis of justice , and all these decisions have to be made in terms of justice . Men ...
... generosity does not exceed your resources ; and third , that the generosity is in proportion to each recipient's worth , for such proportion forms the basis of justice , and all these decisions have to be made in terms of justice . Men ...
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... generosity or uprightness . [ 45 ] The third warning was that acts of generosity should observe distinctions of rank . To accomplish this we should ex- amine the character of the person toward whom we are direct- ing our generosity , as ...
... generosity or uprightness . [ 45 ] The third warning was that acts of generosity should observe distinctions of rank . To accomplish this we should ex- amine the character of the person toward whom we are direct- ing our generosity , as ...
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... generosity takes from the money chest , the other from one's personal abilities , and a payment made out of one's private means exhausts the very source of generosity . So generosity with cash destroys its own source , and the more you ...
... generosity takes from the money chest , the other from one's personal abilities , and a payment made out of one's private means exhausts the very source of generosity . So generosity with cash destroys its own source , and the more you ...
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