When asked what ages quickly, he replied, “Gratitude.”
[ἐρωτηθεὶς τί γηράσκει ταχύ, “χάρις,” ἔφη.]
Aristotle (384-322 BC) Greek philosopher
Attributed in Diogenes Laërtius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers [Vitae Philosophorum], Book 5, sec. 18 [tr. Mensch (2018)]
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(Source (Greek)). Alternate translations:
Once he was asked what grew old most speedily, and he replied, “Gratitude.”
[tr. Yonge (1853), sec. 11]
Being asked, "What is it that soon grows old?" he answered, "Gratitude."
[tr. Hicks (1925)]
When he was asked what grows old quickly, he said "thanks."
[tr. @sentantiq (2016)]
Quotations about:
indebtedness
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Next to God, we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth having.
Christian Nestell Bovee (1820-1904) American epigrammatist, writer, publisher
Thoughts, Feelings, and Fancies (1857)
Debt is the slavery of the free.
Publilius Syrus (d. 42 BC) Assyrian slave, writer, philosopher [less correctly Publius Syrus]
Sententiae [Moral Sayings]
