“I will teach you, bhikkhus, the domain of a person without integrity and the domain of a person with integrity. Listen to this, attend carefully, I will speak.”

“Yes, venerable sir,” the bhikkhus replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this:

"What, bhikkhus, is the domain of a person without integrity? A person without integrity, bhikkhus, is ungrateful and does not acknowledge the help given to them. It is recognized, bhikkhus, as the mark of a person without integrity to be ungrateful and to not acknowledge what has been done for them. This, bhikkhus, is the entirety of the domain of a person without integrity: ungratefulness and not acknowledging what has been done for them.

And what, bhikkhus, is the domain of a person with integrity? A person with integrity, bhikkhus, is grateful and acknowledges the help given to them. It is recognized, bhikkhus, as the mark of a person with integrity to be grateful and to acknowledge what has been done for them. This, bhikkhus, is the entirety of the domain of a person with integrity: gratitude and acknowledging what has been done for them."

Related Teachings:

A teaching on the moral law of attraction ↗️ - Individuals are drawn together based on shared qualities.

7 kinds of wealth (AN 7.6) - The wealths of faith, ethical conduct, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity and wisdom********