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St. Peter of Damascus: Approval and gratitude...are due not to the man who receives the gifts but...

"Approval and gratitude...are due not to the man who receives the gifts but to Him who bestows them. Yet by grace he who receives a gift may deserve approval... because he is grateful to his Benefactor. And if he is not grateful, not only does he forfeit all approval, but he is self-condemned for his ingratitude as well."


St. Peter of Damascus