It is comparatively easy to leave a mistress, but very hard to be left by one.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYUnder the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
-
-
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.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
The best of women are hypocrites.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
Is beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so?
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
Never marry with the expectation of changing a person.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
Successful people aren’t born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don’t like to do. The successful people don’t always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
When Fate wills that something should come to pass, she sends forth a million of little circumstances to clear and prepare the way.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
Life is soul’s nursery- its training place for the destinies of eternity.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
Money has only a different value in the eyes of each.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
There is a skeleton in every house.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY -
Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY






