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

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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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?

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.

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...

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...

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...

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

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

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.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.