“A generous nature, when it forgives an abuse of its favors, seeks by increased kindness to prevent a repetition of the ingratitude.”
Christian Nestell Bovee (1820-1904) American author, in Day’s Collacon compiled and arranged by Edward Parsons Day (New York: IPPO, 1884) 316.
Ingratitude leads to the abuse of favors. Favors, of course, come from God, but they are often channeled through people. If people with a generous nature (who have gotten that way because God is at work in them) want to help others grow (from ingratitude to gratitude), the answer is “increased kindness” or in plain terms, “kill” the ingratitude with kindness.