Gratitude Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld Download Open image “He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends.” — Francois De La Rochefoucauld ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Gratitude Kindness Merit
Kindness is like mercy: it blesses him that gives and him that takes. — Richard Layard, Baron Layard Copy Share Image
Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him. — Frank A. Clark Copy Share Image
Often our good deeds make enemies for us, and the ungrateful person despises us on two counts; for he is not only unwilling to… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
His words even imply that philanthropy has deeper depths than is generally realized. The great emotions of compassion and mercy are traced to Him;… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Kindness is the power that moves us to support and heal someone who offers nothing in return. — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
Only he who gives thanks for the little things receives the big things. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer 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
“Kindness is a source of relief to the soul of the giver, creating a sense of fortitude that is incomprehensible to those who do… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a… — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
“A treacherous President stood in the way; and it can be easily seen how reluctant good men might be to admit an apostasy which… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
We only enter into the full life if our faith gives thanks. Because how else do we accept His free gift of salvation if… — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
I listen to heavy metal thanks to my son. When I argue with him on the kind of music he is listening to, he… — Zeenat Aman Copy Share Image
“Thanks for teaching us to talk. Thanks for teaching us to be of the world and in the world and to make our way.… — Dave Isay Copy Share Image
Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I want to thank each and every one of you for having extinguished yourselves this session. — Gib Lewis Copy Share Image
There is nothing that we can properly call our own but our time, and yet everybody fools us out of it who has a… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Be in a state of gratitude for everything that shows up in your life. Be thankful for the storms as well as the smooth… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
