Mark Caine Quotes

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.

I don't feel I owe anyone anything.

From where I came from, the way I was raised, when somebody does something for you, you always want to give something back to them.

Napoli gave me so much, but I also gave something back - the best I could.

He who receives a benefit should never forget it; he who bestows should never remember it.

When people help me out, even with something like a move or a ride to the airport, I'm always thinking 'Are you sure it's okay? Are you sure you don't mind?'

If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken.

I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

I wouldn't have become an engineer, I wouldn't have done what I did, had a hand not been held out to me. I have to remember who helped me when I needed help. The people of Jamaica helped me. I can't forget that. I would be ungrateful if I forgot.

When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it.

It is not polite to receive a favor without returning it.

The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.

It’s the least I could do for her. She served me so well for so long and asked nothing in return.

I owe my brother a great deal.

I've done things, sometimes foolishly misguided, because I wanted to give back to the fans.

A gift shouldn't feel like homework.

I don't need money, and when I do a favor, I expect nothing back.

That he who hath the loan of money has not repaid it, and he who has repaid has not the loan; but he who has acknowledged a kindness has it still, and he who has a feeling of it has requited it.

We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.

I think you have to be grateful to those who have helped you.

I get excited about people doing stuff, and to whom I want to give. And I believe in giving back to people who have helped me and my family in the past. The key is getting excited.

I look upon it as a Point of Morality, to be obliged by those who endeavour to oblige me.

To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.

The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.