There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYNever lose a chance of saying a kind word.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted my no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forgo even ambition when the end is gained – who can say this is not greatness?
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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
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Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
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Pray God, keep us simple.
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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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The best of women are hypocrites.
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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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It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.
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Frequent the company of your betters.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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If there is no love more in yonder heart, it is but a corpse unburied.
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In the midst of friends, home, and kind parents, she was alone.
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