There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYWomen are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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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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Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
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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?
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.
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There is a skeleton in every house.
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Business first; pleasure afterwards.
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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 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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Frequent the company of your betters.
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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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It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.
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It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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