Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYOne 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.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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In the midst of friends, home, and kind parents, she was alone.
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It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.
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Life is soul’s nursery- its training place for the destinies of eternity.
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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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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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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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Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.
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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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We can’t all be lions in this world. There must be some lambs, harmless, kindly, gregarious creatures for eating and shearing.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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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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Choose a good disagreeable friend, if you be wise–a surly, steady, economical, rigid fellow.
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Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.
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