Lucky he who has been educated to bear his fate, whatsoever it may be, by an early example of uprightness, and a childish training in honor.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYNever lose a chance of saying a kind word.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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The best of women are hypocrites.
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We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make pure spirits more pure.
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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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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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Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
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Is beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so?
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Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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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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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
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Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion.
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There is a skeleton in every house.
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Pray God, keep us simple.
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Bad husbands will make bad wives.
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