Quote by St. Basil
A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship;

A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship; he who plants kindness, gathers love; pleasure bestowed on a grateful mind was never sterile, but generally gratitude begets reward. – St. Basil

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Let sleep itself be an exercise in piety, for such as our life and conduct have been, so also of necessity will be our dreams. – St. Basil

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He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. – St. Basil

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