It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYAll is vanity, nothing is fair.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
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There is a skeleton in every house.
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A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
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Alas! we are the sport of destiny.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
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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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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.
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There 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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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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The moral world has no particular objection to vice, but an insuperable repugnance to hearing vice called by its proper name.
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