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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.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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Oh, Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are!
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Fate Greatness Small Vanity Way Weakness Wisdom
Every man ought to be in love a few times in his life, and to have a smart attack of the fever. You are better for it when it is over: the better for your misfortune, if you endure it with a manly heart; how much the better for success, if you win it and a good wife into the bargain!
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Attach Better Endurance Fortune Life Love Man Smart Yourself
Never marry with the expectation of changing a person.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Change Expectation Marriage Person
To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don’t want a rose to sing.
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Beautiful Demand Enough Herself Rose Sing Woman
Love seems to survive life, and to reach beyond it. I think we take it with us past the grave. Do we not still give it to those who have left us? May we not hope that they feel it for us, and that we shall leave it here in one or two fond bosoms, when we also are gone?
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Beyond Feeling Grave Hope Leaving Life Love Myself Past Reach Survive Thinking
Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Goal Horizon Live Success Yourself
No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Custom Exception Habit Live Motivational
It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Comfortable Greatness Imagination People Sick
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 THACKERAY

Angry Believe Consistent Greatness Hate Lying Order
Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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Jealous Regard Rival Strong Woman
Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Death Exception Happiness Sorry
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 THACKERAY

Herself Myself Mystery Puzzle Woman
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Appearance Happiness Heart Joy
Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.
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Argument Body Kindness Proud
There is a skeleton in every house.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Bone Home
You can’t order remembrance out of the mind; and a wrong that was a wrong yesterday must be a wrong to-morrow.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Mindset Order Remember Wrong

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