A good deed hidden in silence dies.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Secret good deeds lose their value without recognition.
- In plain terms
- Good things done in silence disappear.
- What can you take from it?
- Good deeds should be shared or remembered.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Must good deeds be public?
- What motivates charity?
Another view
Virtue should ideally be done for its own sake.
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