"In most of mankind gratitude is merely..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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“It is a mighty error to suppose that none but violent and strong passions, such as love and ambition, are able to vanquish the rest. Even idleness, as feeble and languishing as it is, sometimes reigns over them; it usurps the throne and sits paramount over all the designs and actions of our lives, and imperceptibly wastes and destroys all our passions and all our virtues.”
“He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men.”
“The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.”
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“I am lucky to be what I am! Thank goodness I'm not just a clam, or a ham, or a dusty jar of sour gooseberry jam! I am what I am - that's a great thing to be!”
“Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. Worst people give you a lesson. And best people give you memories.”
“Give thanks for all that shows up in your life including the stuff that you perceive to be negative, the things that you wish wouldn't have happened. Don't take anything forgranted.”
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“Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life.”
“Men are nuts. Young men are crazy. We all love toys. I'm toy oriented. I write about toys. I've got a lot of toys. Hundreds of things. But computers are toys, and men like to mess around with smart dumb things. They feel creative.”
“The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.”