We are thankful for good-will rather than for services, for the motive…

William Hazlitt
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We are thankful for good-will rather than for services, for the motive than the quantum of favor received. ✨ William Hazlitt (1870). The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things, p.110
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We are thankful for good-will rather than for services, for the motive than the quantum of favor received. ✨ William Hazlitt (1870). The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things, p.110

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