15 Quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld about gratitude


  • Author François de La Rochefoucauld
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    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 always be removed if we remember it could have turned out worse.]

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  • Author François de La Rochefoucauld
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    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 facilitate future loans.

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