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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

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Es gibt Köpfe, die der Minderwertigkeit so ungeduldig sind, dass ihre Dankbarkeit eine Art von Rache ist, und sie bringen Vorteile zurück, nicht weil Belohnung ein Vergnügen ist, sondern weil Verpflichtung ein Schmerz ist.

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