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> [Gratitude, as it were, is the moral memory of mankind. In this respect, it differs from faithfulness by being more practical and impulsive: although it may remain, of course, something purely internal, it may yet engender new actions. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georg-simmel/gratitude-as-it-were-is-the-moral-memory-of-mankind-in-this-respect/)

[Georg Simmel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georg-simmel/)

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> [Gratitude is the moral memory of mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georg-simmel/gratitude-is-the-moral-memory-of-mankind/)

[Georg Simmel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georg-simmel/)

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