“Even though many people prove to be ungrateful, do not let that stop you from benefiting others—for not only is beneficence in itself a noble and almost divine quality, it may also happen that while you practice it, you will encounter someone so grateful that he will make up for all the others’ ingratitude.”
~Francesco Guicciardini

Italian historian and statesman Francesco Guicciardini was born on this day in 1483.