Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 84, Text 62

SB 10.84.62

asmasv apratikalpeyam
 yat krtajñesu sattamaih
maitry arpitaphala capi
 na nivarteta karhicit
 
Translation: 
 
Indeed, the Supreme Lord must have created the bonds of affection, for such exalted saints as you have never stopped showing matchless friendship toward us ingrates, although it has never been properly reciprocated.
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 84, Text 61
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 84, Text 63