Quote#Kindness
His Bounty proceeds from his heart
Quote byJohn Cunningham · 1729–1773
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Verses, By Mr. Cunninham. Written about Three Weeks before his Death", in Samuel Johnson's Works of the English Poets, vol. 69 (London: Rivington and Marshall, 1790) p. 194.
English (original)
His Bounty proceeds from his heart, 'Tis principle prompts the supply; His kindness exceeds my desert, And often suppresses a sigh.
— John Cunningham
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