Benevolence Quote by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

“Never did any soul do good but it came readier to do the same again, with more enjoyment. Never was love or gratitude or bounty practiced but with increasing joy, which made the practicer still more in love with the fair act.” quote by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury — Download Open image

“Never did any soul do good but it came readier to do the same again, with more enjoyment. Never was love or gratitude or bounty practiced but with increasing joy, which made the practicer still more in love with the fair act.”

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

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