Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

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.

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].

It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one read more

It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.

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.

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

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

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the read more

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.