As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to read more

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

Let but the commons hear this testament,
Which (pardon me) I do not mean to read,
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Let but the commons hear this testament,
Which (pardon me) I do not mean to read,
And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds
And dip their napkins in his sacred blood;
Yea, beg a hair of him for memory,
And dying, mention it within their wills,
Bequeathing it as a rich legacy
Upon their issue.

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life.

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life.

Th' unwilling gratitude of base mankind!

Th' unwilling gratitude of base mankind!

A grateful mind
By owing owes not, but still pays, at once
Indebted and discharg'd.

A grateful mind
By owing owes not, but still pays, at once
Indebted and discharg'd.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Now the good gods forbid
That our renowned Rome, whose gratitude
Towards her deserved children is enrolled
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Now the good gods forbid
That our renowned Rome, whose gratitude
Towards her deserved children is enrolled
In Jove's own book, like an unnatural dam
Should now eat up her own!

Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall read more

Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. [Matthew].

That possession which we gain by the sword is not lasting;
gratitude for benefits eternal.
[Lat., Non est read more

That possession which we gain by the sword is not lasting;
gratitude for benefits eternal.
[Lat., Non est diuturna possessio in quam gladio ducimus;
beneficiorum gratia sempiterna est.]