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Ingratitude |
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Quotations
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 11 likes | |
The best definition of man is: a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer 9 likes | |
Give money, don't lend it. Giving only makes ungrateful people, lending makes enemies. — Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895, French writer 7 likes | |
Every time that I fill a high office, I create a hundred discontented men and an ingrate. — Louis XIV of France, 1638-1715, King of France (le Roi Soleil) 5 likes | |
Too great a hurry to be discharged of an obligation is a kind of ingratitude. — La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer 4 likes | |
Ingratitude is often disproportionate to the benefaction received. — Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer 4 likes | |
The first step in ingratitude is to try to understand the motives of the benefactor. — Pierre Claude Boiste, 1765-1824, French lexicographer 4 likes | |
The public have neither shame or gratitude. |
Ancient Greek
What soon grows old? Favor. Τι γηράσκει ταχύ; Χάρις. — Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 5 likes |
Proverbs
Don't bite the hand that feeds you. 6 likes | |
Do not bite the hand that feeds you. 5 likes |