[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s3.t1.103 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.103 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.103 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s3.t1.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.103) "What, O monks, constitutes a bad man? A bad man, O monks, is ungrateful, he knows no gratitude. That is what is found in bad men: ingratitude, unthankfulness. The sumtotal of all that constitutes a bad man is this: ingratitude, unthankfulness. But a good man is grateful, he knows gratitude. That is what is found in good men : gratitude, thankfulness. The sumtotal of all that constitutes a good man is gratitude, thankfulness. - [Previous: v2.c19.s3.t1.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.102) - [Next: v2.c19.s3.t1.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.104) - [Up: v2.c19.s3.t1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.103) · Pramāṇa