Benevolence

[Lorenzo]

Think not the good,
The gentle deeds of mercy thou has done,
Shall die forgotten all; the poor , the pris'ner,
The fatherless, the friendless, and the widow,
Who daily own the bounty of thy hand,
Shall cry to heav'n and pull a blessing on thee.

-Rowe

[Lorenzo]

The conqueror is regarded with awe,
the wise man commands our esteem,
but it is the benevolent man who wins our affection.

-French