Tag: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
William Makepeace Thackeray
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It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
William Makepeace Thackeray