"Ingratitude" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Maison de St. Cyr; the young scholars playing in the dress of the establishment. He made his peace with Port Royal before he died. He submitted Phedre to his former masters and had the satisfaction of being received again by the "Grand Arnauld,"[10] who had been deeply offended by his ingratitude and his criticisms and ridicule of many of his early friends and protectors. He asked to be buried there, and his body remained until the destruction and devastation of Port Royal, when it was removed to Paris and placed in the Church of ...
— Chateau and Country Life in France • Mary King Waddington
... remember one thing!" His voice hardened as his temper got the better of him with the recollection of his sincerity in asking her and her present ingratitude, and he stepped across to her side and held her by the shoulders, so that she shook under his grasp. "Remember, my lady, I was your master once! I will be your master again. If you are any ...
— Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman • Thomas Hardy
... the bath-house and gymnasium you have built at the mill? And the laundries for the women—which I believe they do not use. Surely, Howard, you would not accuse the dear people of ingratitude?" ...
— A Poor Wise Man • Mary Roberts Rinehart
... unpardonable of his adventures, now felt a certain indignation in seeing Marguerite devoted to her husband, and talking to him with such affectionate interest. This matrimonial felicity seemed to him like the basest ingratitude. A woman who had had such an influence over the life of Julio! . . . Could she thus easily forget her love? ...
— The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse • Vicente Blasco Ibanez
... heart! Look angry at me, Joe. Strike me, Joe. Tell me of my ingratitude. Don't be so ...
— Great Expectations • Charles Dickens
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