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William Makepeace Thackeray quotes

English Novelist, Writer July 18, 1811 – December 24, 1863

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To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted my no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forgo even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness? William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "Money has only a different value in the eyes of each."
Money has only a different value in the eyes of each. William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and..."
The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their courts is forever in a passion. William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the..."
An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through. William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "If people only made prudent marriages, what a stop to..."
If people only made prudent marriages, what a stop to population there would be! William Makepeace Thackeray
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. William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and..."
It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit. William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong."
Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong. William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man..."
Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind? William Makepeace Thackeray
If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "Never lose a chance of saying a kind word."
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "...the greatest tyrants over women are women."
...the greatest tyrants over women are women. William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray quote: "'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an..."
'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel. William Makepeace Thackeray
The captain would...turn off the conversation, like a consummate man of the world, to some topic of general interest, such as the Opera, the Prince's last ball at Carlton House, or the weather - that blessing to society. William Makepeace Thackeray
And by these wonderful circumstances I was once more free again: and I kept my resolution then made, never to fall more into the hands of any recruiter, and henceforth and for ever to be a gentleman. William Makepeace Thackeray

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