Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

大多数人以忘恩负义的方式回报小恩惠,承认小恩惠,回报大恩惠。

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Our God is not made of stone. His heart is the most sensitive and tender of all. No act goes unnoticed, no matter how insignificant or small. A cup of cold water is enough to put tears in the eyes of God. God celebrates our feeble expressions of gratitude.

我们的神不是石头做的。他的心是最敏感和最温柔的。任何行为都不会被忽视,无论多么微不足道或微不足道。一杯凉水就足以让上帝热泪盈眶。上帝赞美我们无力的感激之情。

Isn't it only appropriate that, in return for the free use of the public spectrum, broadcasters provide something substantial, something that wouldn't otherwise be provided by marketplace competition?

作为免费使用公共频谱的回报,广播公司提供了一些实质性的东西,而不是市场竞争所不能提供的东西,这难道不合适吗?

I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a token of gratitude.

我非常感谢全能的上帝赐予我的仁慈,并决心继续把这件事公之于众,以表谢意。

We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

我们常常以为自己是忘恩负义,而实际上我们是自爱。

My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint. I am not.

我的父亲是一位政治家,我是一位政治女性。我父亲是圣人,我不是。

The one who has helped others climb the ladder gets kicked in the teeth.

帮助别人爬上梯子的人会被踢到牙齿。

The public gets not one penny from them in return for those airwaves.

公众从这些广播中得不到一分钱的回报。

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

所有的战争都是愚蠢的,非常昂贵,也非常有害。