Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYThere are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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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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A pair of bright eyes with a dozen glances suffice to subdue a man; to enslave him, and enflame him; to make him even forget; they dazzle him so that the past becomes straightway dim to him; and he so prizes them that he would give all his life to possess ’em.
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A person can’t help their birth.
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If there is no love more in yonder heart, it is but a corpse unburied.
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Bad husbands will make bad wives.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
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Business first; pleasure afterwards.
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It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.
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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.
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I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
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