I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYNo particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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Pray God, keep us simple.
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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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Life is soul’s nursery- its training place for the destinies of eternity.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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A person can’t help their birth.
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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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It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.
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If there is no love more in yonder heart, it is but a corpse unburied.
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A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
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It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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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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An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.
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