Cyrano de Bergerac Quote

A present loses its value when it is given without the choice of the person who receives it.
Caesar was given death, and so was Cassius. However, Cassius was indebted to the slave who gave it to him, while Caesar owed nothing to his murderers, because they forced him to take it.


The Other World (1657)


A present loses its value when it is given without the choice of the person who receives it. Caesar was given death, and so was Cassius. However,...

A present loses its value when it is given without the choice of the person who receives it. Caesar was given death, and so was Cassius. However,...

A present loses its value when it is given without the choice of the person who receives it. Caesar was given death, and so was Cassius. However,...

A present loses its value when it is given without the choice of the person who receives it. Caesar was given death, and so was Cassius. However,...