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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.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Himself Lying Man Pen Thinking Writing
Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Desire Happiness Ourselves Satisfaction World
The great moments of life are but moments like the others. Your doom is spoken in a word or two. A single look from the eyes; a mere pressure of the hand, may decide it; or of the lips though they cannot speak.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Decision Eyes Greatness Hands Life Lips Moments Talk World
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.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Goal Horizon Live Success Yourself
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Appearance Happiness Heart Joy
It is an awful thing to get a glimpse, as one sometimes does, when the time is past, of some little, little wheel which works the whole mighty machinery of fate, and see how our destinies turn on a minute’s delay or advance.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Destiny Fate Glimpse Machine Ourselves Past Time
It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Comfortable Greatness Imagination People Sick
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.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Attack Dare Fortune Man Remember Secret Success World Yourself
Successful people aren’t born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don’t like to do. The successful people don’t always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Action Born Establishment Habit People Success Work
A pair of bright eyes with a dozen glances suffice to subdue a man; to enslave him, and enflame him; to make him even forget; they dazzle him so that the past becomes straightway dim to him; and he so prizes them that he would give all his life to possess ’em.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Bright Enough Eyes Flame Forget Life Man Possession Reward
Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Generosity Greeting Life Mirror Return Smile Yourself
People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Character Laughter People Selfish
I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Active Believe Man Moral Myself
Life without laughing is a dreary blank.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Empty Laughter Life
Lucky he who has been educated to bear his fate, whatsoever it may be, by an early example of uprightness, and a childish training in honor.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Children Education Fate Honor Luck Training
Hint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody’s fine feelings may be offended.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Agreement Easy Existence Light Offend Wickedness

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