Ocupation: Anthropologist
Life: June 5, 1887 - September 17, 1948
Birthday: June 5
Death: September 17
A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.
source: Ruth Benedict (2006). “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword”, p.126, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
topic: Gratitude, Jobs, Men, Indebtedness, Debt Of Gratitude, Repayment