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William Makepeace Thackeray90 quotes“To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.”
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William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray The moral world has no particular objection to vice, but an insuperable repugnance to hearing vice called by its proper name.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray All is vanity, nothing is fair.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray One of the great conditions of anger and hatred is, that you must tell and believe lies against the hated object, in order, as we said, to be consistent.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray When I say that I know women, I mean I know that I don’t know them. Every single woman I ever knew is a puzzle to me, as, I have no doubt, she is to herself.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray Business first; pleasure afterwards.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted my no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forgo even ambition when the end is gained – who can say this is not greatness?
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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