To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYHint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody’s fine feelings may be offended.
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The best of women are hypocrites.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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When Fate wills that something should come to pass, she sends forth a million of little circumstances to clear and prepare the way.
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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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To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.
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To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted my no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forgo even ambition when the end is gained – who can say this is not greatness?
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Benevolence and feeling ennoble the most trifling actions.
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Learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what the great men admired; they admired great things; narrow spirits admire basely, and worship meanly.
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It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.
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Pray God, keep us simple.
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Money has only a different value in the eyes of each.
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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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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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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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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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