See to it that our act of kindness shall not prove an injury either to the object of our beneficence or to others. Marcus Tullius Cicero. De Officiis. Book 1. Section 42.
Image: Relief from the Arch of Portugal (Arco_di_Portogallo) depicting Hadrian's donation of food to Roman children, Palazzo Nuovo, Capitoline Museums courtesy of Carole Raddato.
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