A service beyond all recompense Weighs so heavy that it almost gives offense. — Pierre Corneille
A service beyond all recompense Weighs so heavy that it almost gives offense.
In the original French
Un service au-dessus de toute recompense A force d'obliger tient presque lieu d'offense.
Surena · 1674
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Corneille, Pierre. Surena. 1674, act 3, sc. 2.