When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYWhat a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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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.
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Humor is wit and love.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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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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Frequent the company of your betters.
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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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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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When Fate wills that something should come to pass, she sends forth a million of little circumstances to clear and prepare the way.
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In the midst of friends, home, and kind parents, she was alone.
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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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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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