Money has only a different value in the eyes of each.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYA 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.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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Next to eating good dinners, a healthy man with a benevolent turn of mind, must like, I think, to read about them.
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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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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
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Alas! we are the sport of destiny.
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Benevolence and feeling ennoble the most trifling actions.
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It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.
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Pray God, keep us simple.
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An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.
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The best of women are hypocrites.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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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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Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
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