A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYOh, Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are!
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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Pray God, keep us simple.
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Alas! we are the sport of destiny.
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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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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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A person can’t help their birth.
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Life without laughing is a dreary blank.
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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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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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Humor is wit and love.
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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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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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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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Learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what the great men admired; they admired great things; narrow spirits admire basely, and worship meanly.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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Is beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so?
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