Dare and the world always yields; or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYWhich of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
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I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
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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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Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
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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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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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The best of women are hypocrites.
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One of the greatest of a great man’s qualities is success; ‘t is the result of all the others; ‘t is a latent power in him which compels the favor of the gods, and subjugates fortune.
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Pray God, keep us simple.
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Benevolence and feeling ennoble the most trifling actions.
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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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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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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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