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Classical antiquity2 quotes
Cui bono? — Cicero · 52 BCPardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCThe Renaissance2 quotes
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done! — William Shakespeare · 1616Thou art not for the fashion of these times,
Where none will sweat but for promotion. — William Shakespeare · 1616Colonial America1 quote
I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1766