Virtue . . . is nearly connected with the heart: I have called it Beneficence; not in the very limited sense that is generally given to the term, but to specify thereby all the actions that emanate from active goodness.
Anne Louise Germaine de StaelAbout author
- Author's profession: Author
- Nationality: swiss
- Born: April 22, 1766
- Died: July 14, 1817
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