Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYIf there is no love more in yonder heart, it is but a corpse unburied.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
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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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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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Learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what the great men admired; they admired great things; narrow spirits admire basely, and worship meanly.
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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Alas! we are the sport of destiny.
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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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There is a skeleton in every house.
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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The world is good natured to people who are good natured.
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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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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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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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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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