If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.


The Dignity of Human Nature (1754)


If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.

If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.

If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.

If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.