good men forgo, or permit themselves to be deprived of, many conveniences in order that their friends rather than themselves may enjoy them

The view which holds that “as a man feels towards himself, so should he feel towards his friend,” is not true as there are numerous occasions when good men forgo, or permit themselves to be deprived of, many conveniences in order that their friends rather than themselves may enjoy them. M. Tullius Cicero. De Amictia. Laelius on friendship. Section 57. (Condensed)

Image: Another beautiful painting by Polish artist Stefan Bakalowicz - In Maecenas Foyer, also on display at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia.