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Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial
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- Henri-Frédéric Amiel
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- Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Henri-Frédéric Amiel: life dates 1821 to 1881. Wikidata Q123916, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123916 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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