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CCLI explained
A brief warning about the burden of obligation and the caution one should exercise in imposing it on others.
What happens
A brief warning about the burden of obligation and the caution one should exercise in imposing it on others.
Key passages
“To most persons a sense of obligation is insupportable; beware upon whom you inflict it.”
Most people cannot bear feeling indebted, so be careful who you put in that position.
A cautionary aphorism about the weight of gratitude and obligation.