“We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.”
On Benefits is Seneca's treatise on the ethics of giving and receiving—arguing that generosity given freely and gladly is far more valuable than reluctant assistance.
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