Vanity is often the unseen spur.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYWomen are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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Bad husbands will make bad wives.
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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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The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
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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!
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Business first; pleasure afterwards.
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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
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Hint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody’s fine feelings may be offended.
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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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Life without laughing is a dreary blank.
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I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
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Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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One of the greatest of a great man’s qualities is success; ‘t is the result of all the others; ‘t is a latent power in him which compels the favor of the gods, and subjugates fortune.
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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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To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.
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