Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful.
When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.
When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude.
Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.
One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.