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A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given
Drawn from what Seneca said
What Seneca actually said
- Seneca Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman (c
It is not, therefore, the thing which is done or given, but the spirit in which it is done or given, that must be considered, because a benefit exists, not in that which is done or given, but in the mind of the doer or giver.
Where this was said
↗On Benefits (De Beneficiis; Aubrey Stewart translation, 1887)gutenberg.org
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