Favors Quote by Francios De La Rochecoucauld

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Gratitude, not merely for having once loved her, but for loving her still well enough, to forgive all the petulance and acrimony of her…

— Jane Austen

The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will…

— George Lucas

“The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will…

— George Lucas

No favor can win gratitude from a cat.

— Jean de La Fontaine

It is a very high mind to which gratitude is not a painful sensation. If you wish to please, you will find it wiser…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

A favor is half granted, when graciously refused.

— Jonathan Swift

About one-half of the members of Congress are seekers for office at the nomination of the President. Of the remainder, at least one-half have…

— John Quincy Adams

God has often given His people favor in the sight of heathen masters (as Joseph and Daniel), and has magnified the sufficiency of His…

— Arthur W. Pink

A free society depends upon a high degree of mutual trust. The public will not give that trust to officials who are not seen…

— Archibald Cox

Get rid of the idea that God wants you to sacrifice yourself for others, and that you can secure his favor by doing so;…

— Wallace D. Wattles

It must be assumed and established as a principle, that the right of private property must be regarded as sacred. Wherefore, the law ought…

— Pope Leo XIII

What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and…

— Octavio Paz