“Keep your eye fixed not so much on what they [people] ought in reason to do, as on what they are likely to do based on their disposition and habits.” PeopleReasonEyeOughtHabitFixedDisposition Author:Francesco Guicciardini
“Even though many people prove to be ungrateful, do not let that stop you from benefiting others-for not only is beneficence in itself a noble and almost divine quality, it may also happen that while you practice it, you will encounter someone so grateful that he will make up for all the others' ingratitude.” PeopleMayHappensQualityPracticeDivineProveGratefulNobleEncountersUngratefulIngratitudeSo GratefulBeneficenceBenefiting Others Author:Francesco Guicciardini