Stoicism, the Farmer, and the Viper
Do not be shocked when wicked people do wicked things
Do not be shocked when wicked people do wicked things
Bestow your favors on the good; for a goodly treasury is a store of gratitude laid up in the heart of an honest man. If you benefit bad men, you will have the same reward as those who feed stray dogs; for these snarl alike at those who give them food and at the passing stranger; and just so base men w…
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