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Quotation from Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare

“For bounty, that makes gods, does still mar men”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Flavius)

Timon of Athens, Act 4, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1536 (modern spelling))

The steward's paradox: the generosity that is godlike in the divine is ruinous in a man who cannot sustain it.

Citation: "For bounty, that makes gods, does still mar men" — William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act 4, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1536 (modern spelling)). (id timon-of-athens-q8)

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