The man who gives willingly, even though he gives a great thing, rejoices in his gift

The man who gives willingly, even though he gives a great thing, rejoices in his gift and is glad in heart. But whoever gives way to shamelessness and takes something himself, even though it is a small thing, it freezes his heart. Hesiod. Works and Days. Line 363.

Image: Cimon and Pero: "Roman Charity" by Jean-Baptiste Grueze, 1767, at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California courtesy of The Google Art Project and Wikimedia Commons.