Gratitude is a debt which usually goes on accumulating like blackmail;…

Mark Twain
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Gratitude is a debt which usually goes on accumulating like blackmail; the more you pay, the more is exacted. ✨ Mark Twain, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays, p.3668, GENERAL PRESS
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Gratitude is a debt which usually goes on accumulating like blackmail; the more you pay, the more is exacted. ✨ Mark Twain, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays, p.3668, GENERAL PRESS

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