It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYBad husbands will make bad wives.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
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If there is no love more in yonder heart, it is but a corpse unburied.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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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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Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion.
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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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A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
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Life without laughing is a dreary blank.
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To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.
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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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Bad husbands will make bad wives.
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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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