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Quotes about Gratitude — 17 Timeless Lines

17 quotes about gratitude, arranged the way they appear in Quote 2048: from the lightest line on the 2 tile to the crown quote on the 2048 tile, and on to 131072 in the app.

All quotes come from public-domain works or traditional proverbs; attributions were checked against their sources.

1. 2

   Be grateful even for a sip of water

   — Proverb

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2. 4

   Don't repay kindness with malice

   — Proverb

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3. 8

   A grateful heart invites happiness

   — Traditional

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4. 16

   Even free lye water, say thanks first

   — Proverb

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5. 32

   Repay kindness, even by tying grass

   — Zuo Zhuan

   Original · Classical Chinese顆見老人，結草以亢杜回

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6. 64

   Gratitude is the parent of all virtues

   — Cicero

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7. 128

   Thank the small to know the great

   — Traditional

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8. 256

   No one writes kindness in a ledger

   — Seneca

   Original · LatinNemo beneficia in calendario scribit

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9. 512

   No wind is as unkind as ingratitude

   — Shakespeare

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10. 1024

    Wise is he who rejoices in what he has

    — Epictetus

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11. 2048👑 Crown quote

    Kindness comes back as kindness

    — Sophocles

    Original · Ancient Greekχάρις χάριν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ τίκτουσ᾽ ἀεί

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12. Levels 4096–131072 continue in the app.
13. 4096

    The first step in repaying a kindness is remembering it

    — Seneca

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14. 8192

    The giver loves more than the receiver

    — Aristotle

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15. 16384

    Count what you have, not what you lack

    — Marcus Aurelius

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16. 32768

    Grateful minds owe not, yet still pay

    — Milton

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17. 65536

    Spread kindness; you may meet again

    — Zengguang Xianwen

    Original · Classical Chinese恩義廣施，人生何處不相逢

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18. 131072

    Gratitude is the memory of the heart

    — Jean Baptiste Massieu

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