It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYA good laugh is sunshine in the house.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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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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There is a skeleton in every house.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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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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Pray God, keep us simple.
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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If there is no love more in yonder heart, it is but a corpse unburied.
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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
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Benevolence and feeling ennoble the most trifling actions.
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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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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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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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