Claims Quote by Roger Scruton

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

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Gratitude is a euphemism for resentment.

— Robert A. Heinlein

We depend on the gifts of nature, but these gifts must be received with gratitude and not exploited or abused

— Satish Kumar

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

— Mark Twain

More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment.

— Edward Sapir

To find gratitude and generosity when you could reasonably find hurt and resentment will surprise you. It will be so surprising because you will…

— Henry B. Eyring

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

— Michael Josephson

“Presents are made for the pleasure of the one who gives them, not for the merits of those who recieve them”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Gratitude is the law of increase, and complaint is the law of decrease.

— Florence Scovel Shinn

“Presents are made for the pleasure of the one who gives them , not for the merits of those who receive them”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Gratitude flows from the recognition that who we are and what we have are gifts to be received and shared.

— Henri Nouwen

The true value of a gift is the sentiment behind the gifting.

— Shri Radhe Maa