Quotes about Reciprocity

I am thee and thou art me and all of one is the other.

There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.

You get what you give. What you put into things is what you get out of them.

Now in giving honor to one's parents or to the gods, as indeed the Philosopher says, it is impossible to repay them measure for measure; but it suffices that man repay as much as he can, for friendship does not demand measure for measure, but what is possible.

You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.

When you love someone, you expect them to love you back the same way - with a singleness of heart.

Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.

Dating is a give and take. If you only see it as "Taking," you are not getting it.

If you go through life cheating others, you will go through life expecting others to cheat you. Liars expect to be lied to; cheaters expect to be cheated; and so on.

Human beings tend to much more quickly forget the good others have done for them than the bad others have done to them. That's human nature.

Some sacrificial souls delight in sacrificing themselves, but refuse reciprocal gestures. They do not want to feel obligated to those they are serving. But real leadership recognizes the value of the gestures of others. To neglect receiving kindness and help is to isolate oneself, to rob others of opportunity, and to deprive oneself of sustenance.