Famous quote by Samuel Johnson

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not

"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"

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