There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYPray God, keep us simple.
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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Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life happier if you do.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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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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Humor is wit and love.
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Vanity is often the unseen spur.
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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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It is comparatively easy to leave a mistress, but very hard to be left by one.
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Then sing as Martin Luther sang, As Doctor Martin Luther sang, “Who loves not wine, woman and song, He is a fool his whole life long.”
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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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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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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.
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