4 Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein about gratitude



  • Author Robert A. Heinlein
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    Gratitude: An imaginary emotion that rewards an imaginary behavior, altruism. Both imaginaries are false faces for selfishness, which is a real and honest emotion.

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  • Author Robert A. Heinlein
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    Please don't invent a debt that does not exist, or next you will be trying to feel gratitude - and that is the treacherous first step toward complete moral degradation.

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