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

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.

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...

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.

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

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.

Humor is wit and love.

Humor is wit and love.

Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.

Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

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.

'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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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

'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

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...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment. He is born to hopes...

It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment. He is born to hopes...