Vanity Fair is a very vain, wicked, foolish place, full of all sorts of humbugs and falsenesses and pretensions.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYThere are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.
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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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Oh, Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are!
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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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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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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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An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.
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It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.
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Benevolence and feeling ennoble the most trifling actions.
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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Pray God, keep us simple.
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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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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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To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.
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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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