There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a …

Samuel Johnson
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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. ✨ 'The Rambler' no. 87 (15 January 1751)
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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. ✨ 'The Rambler' no. 87 (15 January 1751)

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