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Gratitude Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Gratitude is a useless word. You will find it in a dictionary but not in life.
- When we exaggerate our friends' tenderness towards us, it is often less from gratitude than from a desire to exhibit our own virtue.
- The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.
- I always say to myself, what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment.
- No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them...
- Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation. [However disappointment can…
- Gratitude is like credit; it is the backbone of our relations; frequently we pay our debts not because equity demands that we should, but to…
- Gratitude is like the good faith of traders: it maintains commerce, and we often pay, not because it is just to discharge our debts, but…
- Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
- A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.
- Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
- In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
More Gratitude Quotes
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- Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already. — Marcus Aurelius
- Each day provides its own gifts. — Marcus Aurelius
- The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it. — Richard Bach
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- I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support from everyone. — Travis Barker
- Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. — Karl Barth
- On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer… — William Bartram
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