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There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted. It is human, it is divine, carrion.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)
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Power always Sincerely, conscientiously, de très bon Foi, believes itself Right. Power always thinks it has a great Soul and vast Views, beyond the Comprehension of the Weak; and that it is doing God Service when it is violating all his Laws.
John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas Jefferson
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He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized particulars.
-- William Blake
A quotation from Joseph Addison
Temperance and abstinence, faith and devotion, are in themselves perhaps as laudable as any other virtues; but those which make a man popular and beloved are justice, charity, munificence, and, in short, all the good qualities which render us beneficial to each other.
Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1711-12-08), The Spectator, No. 243
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« Beneficial Herbs » by Nicholas Roerich
🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/741083458457174016/wikipedia-nicholas-roerich
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A quotation from Wilcox, Ella Wheeler:
«
And however dark the skies may appear,
And however souls may blunder,
I tell you it all will work out clear,
For good lies over and under.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/wilcox-ella-wheeler/43890/
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Beneficence and Jazz Spastiks ft. Skyzoo – The Boom [Audio]
"The Boom" featuring Skyzoo is the second single taken off the highly anticipated Beneficence and Jazz Spastiks' "Summer Night Sessions" album, to be released 20th October on Ill Adrenaline Records.
#Beneficence #IllAdrenalineRecords #JazzSpastiks #Skyzoo #StellarMind #SummerNightSessions #TheBoom
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Beneficence and Jazz Spastiks ft. Awon – Do This, Do That [Video]
"Do This, Do That" featuring Awon is the first blazing single taken off the highly anticipated Beneficence and Jazz Spastiks "Summer Night Sessions" album to be released in October on
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Here's the next Sadler's Lectures podcast episode on Cicero's On Duties book 1, this one discussing how to prioritize persons as recipients of our beneficience
https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/cicero-on-duties-book-1-beneficence-and-degrees-of-relationships
#Cicero #Podcast #Philosophy #Stoicism #Ethics #Justice #Relationships #Beneficence #Kindness