“He that does good to another does good also to himself, not…” Seneca

He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence, but in the very act; for the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.

In today’s wordsWhoever does good to another does good to himself, not just in the results but in the act itself, since knowing you've done well is reward enough.

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Source: From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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