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