I don't understand the Tacitus quote. I would be elated if someone gave me a million dollars and I didn't have to return the favor by giving a million dollars back. Am I missing something?
You will eventually grow resentful over the giver's obvious superiority to you.
An equal returns favors.
A subordinate can not.
So while that may be fine in a situation where social rank is obvious (example: parent to child, king to subject), it will create problems among social equals.
Nothing makes a person feel hate so easily as being made to feel inferior.
call me a freeloader, but i dont think i would grow resentful if my equals (friends, coworkers) started giving me free money; that sounds awesome, lol. I can admit my inferiority all day long if it means I get free gifts without having to work for them or give anything back
I have one: "Many say that there are ways to save humanity. What many don't realize is that the only way to save humanity is to destroy humanity." --Unknown
“The thing that separates the American Christian from every other person on earth is the fact that he would rather die on his feet, than to live on his knees.” - George Washington
“My car had been broken into so many times that I put a Post-It note on the dashboard that said, ‘Nothing in car.’ Well, I go to my car one day and it had been broken into; someone had stolen the seats and written, ‘Yeah, you’re right.’”
– Orny Adams
– In2restingFacts
“The doctors killed Garfield, I just shot him."
– Charles J. Guiteau (President Garfield's assassin)
– CambodianQuizzer
"When Congress passes new emissions standards, we hire 50 more engineers and GM hires 50 more lawyers."
"Lenin founded our state, and we've f##ked it up." —Joseph Stalin, 1941 -CambodianQuizzer
"If somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it, so why worry about it?" —President John F. Kennedy, the day he was assassinated -CambodianQuizzer
“I don’t understand Islamic fundamentalist suicide bombers. Why would you go and blow yourself up on the chance that you might get 72 virgins after you die? You could be a Catholic priest and get them now!” —Jimmy Carr -In2restingFacts
“If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.” —Ed Koch, former mayor of NYC, and Zohran Mamdani, future mayor of NYC -CambodianQuizzer
"The same people [Boomers] who were raised by government programs—the GI Bill, public housing, and union jobs—grew up to believe that sharing is communism and poverty is a personal choice." -Tantris Humble -In2restingFacts
“When I create a new login for a website, I let Google autogenerate an encrypted passcode for me. I learned this technique from Elon Musk, who uses the same process to name his children.” —Casually Explained -In2restingFacts
"When we see a silver plane, it's American. When we see a black plane, it's British. When we see no plane, it's German." —Wehrmacht Joke -CambodianQuizzer
“If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.” —Ed Koch, former mayor of NYC, and Zohran Mamdani, future mayor of NYC [CambodianQuizzer]
"Power wears down those who don't have it."-Giulio Andreotti [Lindwyrm]
"I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former, I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings, and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks, and apostles." -Niccolo Machiavelli [CambodianQuizzer]
"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." -Pablo Picasso [Pontiac]
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"A feature film's job is to send you out of the theatre on a high in 90 minutes. Television's job is to keep you glued to the television for your entire life." —Dan Harmon (In2restingFacts)
"All my life I thought air was free, until I bought a bag of chips." —Popular meme of unknown origin (Pontiac)
"I have never advocated for war except as a means of peace." —Ulysses S. Grant (CambodianQuizzer)
"The cemeteries are full of drivers who had right of way." —Unknown (In2restingFacts)
You are given it, and are expected to return the favor, but YOU think you can't. Now you are expected to do smth u cant
An equal returns favors.
A subordinate can not.
So while that may be fine in a situation where social rank is obvious (example: parent to child, king to subject), it will create problems among social equals.
Nothing makes a person feel hate so easily as being made to feel inferior.
- Adolf Hitler
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--Cole's Law
– George Costanza
– Lindwyrm
“My car had been broken into so many times that I put a Post-It note on the dashboard that said, ‘Nothing in car.’ Well, I go to my car one day and it had been broken into; someone had stolen the seats and written, ‘Yeah, you’re right.’”
– Orny Adams
– In2restingFacts
“The doctors killed Garfield, I just shot him."
– Charles J. Guiteau (President Garfield's assassin)
– CambodianQuizzer
"When Congress passes new emissions standards, we hire 50 more engineers and GM hires 50 more lawyers."
—Soichiro Honda, former CEO of Honda
- In2restingFacts
"Lenin founded our state, and we've f##ked it up." —Joseph Stalin, 1941 -CambodianQuizzer
"If somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it, so why worry about it?" —President John F. Kennedy, the day he was assassinated -CambodianQuizzer
“I don’t understand Islamic fundamentalist suicide bombers. Why would you go and blow yourself up on the chance that you might get 72 virgins after you die? You could be a Catholic priest and get them now!” —Jimmy Carr -In2restingFacts
“If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.” —Ed Koch, former mayor of NYC, and Zohran Mamdani, future mayor of NYC -CambodianQuizzer
"The same people [Boomers] who were raised by government programs—the GI Bill, public housing, and union jobs—grew up to believe that sharing is communism and poverty is a personal choice." -Tantris Humble -In2restingFacts
"When we see a silver plane, it's American. When we see a black plane, it's British. When we see no plane, it's German." —Wehrmacht Joke -CambodianQuizzer
—Rick Sanchez
“If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.” —Ed Koch, former mayor of NYC, and Zohran Mamdani, future mayor of NYC [CambodianQuizzer]
"Power wears down those who don't have it."-Giulio Andreotti [Lindwyrm]
"I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former, I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings, and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks, and apostles." -Niccolo Machiavelli [CambodianQuizzer]
"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." -Pablo Picasso [Pontiac]
"A feature film's job is to send you out of the theatre on a high in 90 minutes. Television's job is to keep you glued to the television for your entire life." —Dan Harmon (In2restingFacts)
"All my life I thought air was free, until I bought a bag of chips." —Popular meme of unknown origin (Pontiac)
"I have never advocated for war except as a means of peace." —Ulysses S. Grant (CambodianQuizzer)
"The cemeteries are full of drivers who had right of way." —Unknown (In2restingFacts)