Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 78)
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感謝は支払われるべき義務だが、誰もそれを期待する権利はない。 - ジャン＝ジャック・ルソー (1712 - 78)
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