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"Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it."

Edward F. Halifax, British Statesman

Man, Men, Gratitude, Will, World

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"Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it."

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