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受人滴水之恩,当以涌泉相报

shòu rén dī shuǐ zhī ēn, dāng yǐ yǒng quán xiāng bào
Repay even a drop of kindness with a gushing spring.

Receive a person's drop-of-water grace, should with gushing spring repay.

Even the smallest favor should be repaid with overwhelming g...

Even the smallest favor should be repaid with overwhelming gratitude and generosity. Never underestimate the value of a kindness, no matter how small.

This is a variation of the earlier saying, but with the added emphasis on the smallness of the original favor. It is often used in moral education to teach children humility and gratitude.

Someone might say this when telling a story about a poor student who later became rich and repaid an old teacher who once gave him a meal.

This saying elevates gratitude to a moral imperative. It discourages entitlement and reminds people that every act of kindness creates a debt of honor that should be repaid with interest.

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