Brotherly love is not calculated to get rid of the differences of conditions and therefore of classes - a result which is just as impossible as that in the living body all the members should have the same functions and dignity - but it will bring it to pass that those who occupy higher positions will in some way bring themselves down to those in a lower position, and treat them not only justly, for it is only right that they should, but kindly and in a friendly and patient spirit, and the poor on their side will rejoice in their prosperity and rely confidently on their help - even as the younger son of a family relies on the help and protection of his elder brother.
Cuius quidem amoris non ea certe vis est, ut conditionum ideoque ordinum distinctionem amoveat, - quod non magis potest fieri , quam uti in corpore animantis una eademque membrorum omnium actio sit ac dignitas - sed tamen efficiet, ut qui loco superiores sunt, demittant se quodammodo ad inferiores; et non solum iuste adversus eos, quod par est, sed benigne, comiter, patienter sese gerant: hi autem illorum et laetentur prosperitate et confidant auxilio; sic prorsus, uti ex familiae eiusdem filiis minor natu maioris patrocinio praesidioque nititur.vatican.va vatican.va