You have obliged a man ; — very well. What would you have more ? Is not the consciousness of doing good a sufficient reward ? 39. Agesilaus, king of Sparta,* being asked the means of establishing a high reputation, answered, — Introduction to the Art of Thinking - Page 83by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1789 - 311 pagesFull view - About this book
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