Meditations 7.73

When thou hast done a good act and another has received it, why dost thou still look for a third thing besides these, as fools do, either to have the reputation of having done a good act or to obtain a return?

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.73, translated by George Long

When thou hast done well to another and another has fared well at thy hands, why go on like the foolish to look for a third thing besides, that is, the credit also of having done well or a return for the same?

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.73, translated by C. R. Haines