Follow your honest convictions and be strong

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

Topics: Conviction Quotes, Honesty Quotes, Strength Quotes

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...

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year

I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

'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...

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...

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...

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration,...

Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration,...

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...

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.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

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...

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

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...

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...

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

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.

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

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

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.