He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is. — François De La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Gratitude, in most men, is only a strong and secret hope of greater favors. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Gratitude is like the good faith of traders: it maintains commerce, and we often pay, not because it is just to discharge… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A man seldom finds people unthankful, as long as he remains in a condition of benefiting them further. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I always say to myself, what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
What makes false reckoning, as regards gratitude, is that the pride of the giver and the receiver cannot agree as to the… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Not all who discharge their debts of gratitude should flatter themselves that they are grateful. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
When we exaggerate our friends' tenderness towards us, it is often less from gratitude than from a desire to exhibit our own… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Gratitude is like credit; it is the backbone of our relations; frequently we pay our debts not because equity demands that we… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Everyone takes pleasure in returning small obligations, many people acknowledge moderate ones; but there are only a scarce few who do not… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
When we enlarge upon the affection our friends have for us, this is very often not so much out of a sense… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
That which occasions so many mistakes in the computations of men, when they expect return for favors, is that the giver's pride… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Almost everyone takes pleasure in repaying trifling obligations, very many feel gratitude for those that are moderate; but there is scarcely anyone… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them... — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Gratitude is a useless word. You will find it in a dictionary but not in life. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
Jealousy is always born with love, but does not die with it. In jealousy there is more of self-love than of love to another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
The greatest of all gifts is the power to estimate things at their true worth — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
We have not strength enough to follow our reason so far as it would carry us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
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