Hint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody’s fine feelings may be offended.
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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It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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It is comparatively easy to leave a mistress, but very hard to be left by one.
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Is beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so?
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Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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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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The world is good natured to people who are good natured.
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A person can’t help their birth.
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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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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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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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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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