Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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I would rather make my name than inherit it.

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar...

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar...

What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is...

What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is...

And oh, what a mercy it is that these women do not exercise their powers...

And oh, what a mercy it is that these women do not exercise their powers...

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

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.

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 of God in the lips and hearts of children.

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

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...

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?

Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?

'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.