Nought so becomes a man as gratitude
For good received; Noble deeds are still
The offspring of benevolence, whilst he
With whom remembrance dies of blessings past
Is vile and worthless.
--_Sophocles, born 496, B. C._
795
It is much better to make presents in articles than in money, because
gratitude for the latter is spent as soon as that is.
--_Jean Paul Richter._
796
Gratitude, we find in the dictionary, but not often in the heart of man.
797
When the tree is felled, its shadows disappear.
(Desertion of the great by their parasites.)
--_Chinese._
798