Gratitude Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.

— François De La Rochefoucauld

Gratitude, in most men, is only a strong and secret hope of greater favors.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends.

— Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Gratitude is a lively sense of benefits to come.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Gratitude is a useless word. You will find it in a dictionary but not in life.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

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

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

Not all who discharge their debts of gratitude should flatter themselves that they are grateful.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I always say to myself, what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

A man seldom finds people unthankful, as long as he remains in a condition of benefiting them further.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

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

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

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

No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them...

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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