Is it possible for a person to love without wanting love back? Is anything so pure? Or is love, by its nature, a reciprocity, like oceans and clouds, an evaporating of seawater and a replenishing by rain?
Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.
Inscrutably involved, we live in the currents of universal reciprocity.
That which you do not wish for yourself, do not impose on others.
Anyway, culture and nation are partners, inextricable from each other. National culture and nation, they are reciprocities.
A little reciprocity goes a long way.
When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.
The basis of social relationships is reciprocity: if you cooperate with others, others will cooperate with you.
Reciprocity, a symbiotic relationship, is a relationship in which two people have worked out certain terms. I am using you in certain ways; you are using me in certain ways. That is a balanced relationship.
The common good is the notion of shared collective responsibility and reciprocity. It's that that we've lost.
Reciprocity is a deep instinct; it is the basic currency of social life.
There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.
My relationships are based on personal reciprocity. Being a Dodger was a matter of heart, but in the end I felt they didn't want me.
Reciprocity of sensation is not possible because to share is to be robbed.
Whatever mourns when many leave these shores: Whatever shares The eternal reciprocity of tears.
What interferes with this peaceful feeling is our expectation of reciprocity.
Reciprocity is not mandatory.
Social media puts reciprocity on steroids because now you can reach more people in more ways to do more things for them faster and at lower expense. Positive word about your reciprocity can spread faster than ever.
Jealousy knows no logic, nor does it respect reciprocity.
A society that relies on generalized reciprocity is more efficient than a distrustful society, for the same reason that money is more efficient than barter. Trust lubricates social life. Networks of civic engagement also facilitate coordination and communication and amplify information about the trustworthiness of other individuals.
