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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Born: Sep 18, 1709
Died: Dec 13, 1784

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Gratitude, Obligation, Revenge, Inferiority, Benefits, Pain, Minds, Pleasure, Recompense, Impatient, Return, Because, Species

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