The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYWomen are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.
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Vanity Fair is a very vain, wicked, foolish place, full of all sorts of humbugs and falsenesses and pretensions.
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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The moral world has no particular objection to vice, but an insuperable repugnance to hearing vice called by its proper name.
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Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
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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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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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Choose a good disagreeable friend, if you be wise–a surly, steady, economical, rigid fellow.
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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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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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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
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To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
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You can’t order remembrance out of the mind; and a wrong that was a wrong yesterday must be a wrong to-morrow.
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No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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