Gifts and Gift-giving [ Politics & Society / Furniture & Interior decoration / Social interaction ]
… influenced eighteenth-century attitudes. Aristotle, Cicero, and Seneca offered advice about generosity, with all three authors stressing the need to give and receive freely, without obligation. All three argued that when gifts were given in … He that Gives for Gain, Profit, or any By-End, destroyes the very Intent of Bounty’. 2 The three classical authors also stressed the need for moderation in gifting. These factors were repeated in eighteenth century works that …
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