Ah vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of fate are, How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

Topics: Vanity Quotes

It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England.

It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England.

Bravery never goes out of fashion

Bravery never goes out of fashion

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone...

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone...

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till...

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till...

The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their...

The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their...

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for...

Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for...

Humor is wit and love.

Humor is wit and love.

'Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment...

'Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment...

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a...

A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a...

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman

I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.

I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.

When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my...

When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my...

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than...

It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than...

Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking...

Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking...

Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.

Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.

An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.

An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.