Acknowledgment Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

Not all who discharge their debts of gratitude should flatter themselves that they are grateful.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Mark Twain

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

Our expectation of the gratitude of others for what we've done for them is sometimes exaggerated because of our deep desire for appreciation and…

— Michael Josephson

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

“Do not make people feel overly indebted to you. In their quest to restore the illusive balance and wipe out the debt, they will…

— Charbel Tadros

Gratitude is like credit; it is the backbone of our relations; frequently we pay our debts not because equity demands that we should, but…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Never do anything for another with the expectation of gratitude. The expectation itself turns the gift into an exchange and suggests a debt is…

— Michael Josephson

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

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The grateful person, being still the most severe exacter of himself, not only confesses, but proclaims, his debts.

— Robert South

The debt immense of endless gratitude, So burthensome, still paying, still to owe; Forgetful what from him I still receivd, And understood not that…

— John Milton

Actual Gratitude is the Symptom of Humility.

— Radhanath Swami