A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and...

If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and...

We should pay as much reverence to youth as we should to age; there are...

We should pay as much reverence to youth as we should to age; there are...

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...

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...

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...

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

'Tis strange what a man may do and a woman yet think him an angel

'Tis strange what a man may do and a woman yet think him an angel

People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.

People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.

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...

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.

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.

Ah vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of fate are, How very weak the...

Ah vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of fate are, How very weak the...

To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is...

To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is...

When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.

When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted...

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted...

It is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be sometimes a Snob.

It is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be sometimes a Snob.

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure