Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYA fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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One of the great conditions of anger and hatred is, that you must tell and believe lies against the hated object, in order, as we said, to be consistent.
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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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When I say that I know women, I mean I know that I don’t know them. Every single woman I ever knew is a puzzle to me, as, I have no doubt, she is to herself.
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A person can’t help their birth.
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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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It is an awful thing to get a glimpse, as one sometimes does, when the time is past, of some little, little wheel which works the whole mighty machinery of fate, and see how our destinies turn on a minute’s delay or advance.
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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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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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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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