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 Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
 Thou art not so unkind
  As man's ingratitude:
   Thy read more 
 Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
 Thou art not so unkind
  As man's ingratitude:
   Thy tooth is not so keen,
    Because thou art not seen,
     Although thy breath be rude. 
What, wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What, wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
 A man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who 
have risen far above him.  
 A man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who 
have risen far above him. 
 Ingratitude's a weed of every clime,
 It thrives too fast at first, but fades in time.  
 Ingratitude's a weed of every clime,
 It thrives too fast at first, but fades in time. 
An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they read more
An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from
 This was the most unkindest cut of all;
 For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,
  Ingratitude, read more 
 This was the most unkindest cut of all;
 For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,
  Ingratitude, more strong than traitor's arms,
   Quite vanquished him. Then burst his mighty heart;
    And in his mantle muffling up his face,
     Even at the base of Pompey's statue
      (Which all the while ran blood) great Caesar fell. 
 One ungrateful man does an injury to all who are suffering.
 [Lat., Ingratus unus miseris omnibus nocet.]  
 One ungrateful man does an injury to all who are suffering.
 [Lat., Ingratus unus miseris omnibus nocet.] 
 Ingratitude! thou marble-hearted fiend,
 More hideous when thou show'st thee in a child
  Than the sea-monster.  
 Ingratitude! thou marble-hearted fiend,
 More hideous when thou show'st thee in a child
  Than the sea-monster. 
 You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
 [Lat., Nihil amas, cum ingratum amas.]  
 You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
 [Lat., Nihil amas, cum ingratum amas.]