When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
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Humor is wit and love.
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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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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected.
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Money has only a different value in the eyes of each.
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In the midst of friends, home, and kind parents, she was alone.
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The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
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It is comparatively easy to leave a mistress, but very hard to be left by one.
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Pray God, keep us simple.
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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We can’t all be lions in this world. There must be some lambs, harmless, kindly, gregarious creatures for eating and shearing.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
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