Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYA good laugh is sunshine in the house.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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A person can’t help their birth.
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To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don’t want a rose to sing.
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Vanity is often the unseen spur.
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The moral world has no particular objection to vice, but an insuperable repugnance to hearing vice called by its proper name.
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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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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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Money has only a different value in the eyes of each.
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It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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Hint 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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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
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Dare and the world always yields; or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb.
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Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
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