I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYA fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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You can’t order remembrance out of the mind; and a wrong that was a wrong yesterday must be a wrong to-morrow.
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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.
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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Then sing as Martin Luther sang, As Doctor Martin Luther sang, “Who loves not wine, woman and song, He is a fool his whole life long.”
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An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.
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The great moments of life are but moments like the others. Your doom is spoken in a word or two. A single look from the eyes; a mere pressure of the hand, may decide it; or of the lips though they cannot speak.
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A person can’t help their birth.
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Life without laughing is a dreary blank.
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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
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A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one.
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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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Successful people aren’t born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don’t like to do. The successful people don’t always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them.
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