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A revengeful knave will do more than he will say; a grateful one will say more than he will do.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 441 (1820)

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Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 441 (1820) - Colton, Charles Caleb | WIST Quotations

A revengeful knave will do more than he will say; a grateful one will say more than he will do.

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Sep 22, 2025

A Turkish Proverb

The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of the them.

Turkish Proverb

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MyTodayQuestion Aug 19, 2025

Why are some people ungrateful?

Ingratitude arises from neglecting blessings and various life pressures. The Quran emphasizes that gratitude aids in mental and spiritual tranquility.

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MyTodayQuestion - Why are some people ungrateful?

Ingratitude arises from neglecting blessings and various life pressures. The Quran emphasizes that gratitude aids in mental and spiritual tranquility.

What’s here now?Nov 30, 2024

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

— Aldous Huxley

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WIST Quotations moves again!Nov 11, 2024

A quotation from Taleb, Nassim Nicholas:

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There are those who will thank you for what you gave them and others who will blame you for what you did not give them.
»

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https://wist.info/taleb-nassim-nicholas/72927/

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Piggleston Pecanpants Jul 1, 2024

I'm making a somewhat large sign (18" x 24"). Every time I work on a project like this , I think of my old drama teacher who asked me to make a sandwich board sign to advertise the play. I did and it turned out better than he expected so he decided to prop one panel in the center of town and one near the town border. Then he complained I only did half the job because one side of the panel, the sandwich board center, was blank.
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WIST Quotations moves again!Mar 7, 2024

A quotation from Billings, Josh:

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Iz it charity tew giv tew a thankless cuss in need? certainly; jest az mutch az it would be to save a drouning cow.

[Is it charity to give to a thankless cuss in need? Certainly; just as much as it would be to save a drowning cow.]
»

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https://wist.info/billings-josh/67674/

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Everybody's Friend, Or; Josh Billing's Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 132 "Affurisms: Chips" (1874) - Billings, Josh | WIST Quotations

Iz it charity tew giv tew a thankless cuss in need? certainly; jest az mutch az it would be to save a drouning cow. [Is it charity to give to a thankless cuss in need? Certainly; just as much as it would be to save a drowning cow.]

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WIST Quotations moves again!Dec 2, 2023

A quotation from Martial:

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Lucky yet sad? My friend, should Fortune find
You lacking gratitude, she’ll change her mind.

[Tristis es et felix. Sciat hoc Fortuna caveto:
Ingratum dicet te, Lupe, si scierit.]
»

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https://wist.info/martial/65153/

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Epigrams [Epigrammata], Book 6, epigram 79 (6.79) (AD 91) [tr. B. Hill (1972)] - Martial | WIST Quotations

Lucky yet sad? My friend, should Fortune find You lacking gratitude, she'll change her mind. [Tristis es et felix. Sciat hoc Fortuna caveto: Ingratum dicet te, Lupe, si scierit.] "To Lupus." (Source (Latin)). Alternate translations: Th' art rich & sad; take heed lest fortune know; She 'll call th' unthankefull,…

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schlaf Nov 17, 2023

Qui peut croire que cette princesse est allé se rouler dans de la crotte ce matin ? On l'emmène courir et voilà la récompense ! #ingratitude #dogsofmastodon

WIST Quotations moves again!Aug 18, 2023

A quotation from Dante Alighieri:

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If he was fair as he is hideous now,
and raised his brow in scorn of his creator,
he is fit to be the source of every sorrow.

[S’el fu sì bel com’elli è ora brutto,
e contra ’l suo fattore alzò le ciglia,
ben dee da lui procedere ogne lutto.]
»

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https://wist.info/dante-alighieri-poet/62622/

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