Gratitude/conclusions

Famous quotes containing the words gratitude and/or conclusions:

“When we enlarge upon the affection our friends have for us, this is very often not so much out of a sense of gratitude as from a desire to persuade people of our own great worth, that can deserve so much kindness.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“What is the good of drawing conclusions from experience? I don’t deny we sometimes draw the right conclusions, but don’t we just as often draw the wrong ones?”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)