Quotes About Reciprocity

Everybody hated the Chinese, and the Chinese, ever willing to oblige, reciprocated.

Partnerships should be equal. You can protect her, yes, but shouldn't she also be able to protect you?

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

People who invariably put themselves first will find that others tend to put them last.

No one achieves wealth and power exclusively through his or her own efforts. You can pull yourself up by your bootstraps, but someone gave you the boots.

the Moral Law is not always the standard by which we treat others, but it is nearly always the standard by which we expect others to treat us.

even people who loved me could demand more of me than I could give—and expect their demands to be met simply because I owed them. I

even people who loved me could demand more of me than I could give-and expect their demands to be met simply because I owed them.

Historie ?ycia nie s? tematem do dyskusji. Powinno si? ich wys?ucha? i zrewan?owa? si? tym samym.

I don't want anyone who doesn't want me.

I don't want anyone who doesn't want me.

Che senso ha rispettare chi non rispetta noi? Che senso ha difendere la loro cultura o presunta cultura quando essi disprezzano la nostra?

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.

Before you ask the person to vote, do something nice and unexpected that will make that person feel the need to reciprocate the favor.

Create a sense of obligation. When you want to persuade someone to do something, one of the best ways you can accomplish this task is to make that person feel obligated to you.

Some of us are like the Dead Sea, always taking in but never giving out, because we are not rightly related to the Lord Jesus.

We are ever mindful of succor bestowed, of hospitality received; where we have eaten bread there do we ever go with remembrance and thanksgiving; wo have not learned your art of oblivion, your science of neglect; we cannot turn upon the hand that once tendered us food; we cannot make a mockery of the kindliness that onco befriended us; we cannot emulate you there—we are but dogs.

The principle that first you try to solve your problems on your own and only turn to others as a last resort applies to friends. We have an obligation to show our friends that we are turning to them for a favor not because it happens to be convenient for us to do so but because of a compelling reason.

Don't get me wrong. I'm happy to be your morning lollipop, but I need to eat, too.

His action no applause invites Who simply good with good repays; He only justly merits praise Who wrongful deeds with kind requites.*

I've learned in my travels not to ask too many questions. It's better to talk about yourself. Offer something of yourself and your own story so that the dialogue turns into a bartering of firsts.

Sunt gata sa dau totul cui nu cere nimic, dar nu vreau sa cedez nimic cui asteapta totul de la celalalt.

I don't get mad, I get even.

He has taken she who is mine, so I shall take from him, she who is his. Balance. Only then will I take his life -- and that is vengeance. (Juan Flores)