People who looked after animals were by and large kind people; they simply practised kindness, unlike those who made much of it. Thus, thought Isabel, are virtues best cultivated-in discretion and silence, away from the gaze of others, known only to those who act virtuously and to those who benefit from what is done.
( Alexander McCall Smith )
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