Being thankful Quote by Michael Josephson

Gratitude is a debt which usually goes on accumulating like blackmail; the more you pay, the more is exacted.

— Mark Twain

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for…

— Charles Lamb

Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift.

— Michael Josephson

“What does happen is that if we give them a gift, we will trigger a feeling of indebtedness—a feeling of indebtedness that they’ll want…

— Susan M. Weinschenk

To be conscious of gratitude is to acknowledge a gift.

— Josef Pieper

Gratitude is most treasured when it is unexpected. When we expect, even demand gratitude, we treat it simply as payment due for some service…

— Michael Josephson

If expecting something in return is your reason for giving, you are really not giving- you're swapping. If you receive something in return for…

— David Cottrell

For many of us gratitude to others comes with a sense of debt that can never be fully paid and therefore the things we…

— Michael Josephson

Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

— Confucius

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What if you gave someone a gift and they neglected to thank you for it? Would you be likely to give them another one?…

— Melchor Lim

I feel like I owe him something, and I hate owing people. Maybe if I had thanked him at some point, I'd be feeling…

— Suzanne Collins