"Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors." ― Francois de La Rochefoucauld Topic(s): Hope Tags: gratitude, merely, secret More From Francois de La Rochefoucauld "We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them." "The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age." "Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route." More In Hope "Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route."― Francois de La Rochefoucauld "Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy – the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation."― Eric Hoffer "Keep hope alive!"― Jesse Jackson
