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

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone...

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone...

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...

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...

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...

Bravery never goes out of fashion

Bravery never goes out of fashion

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...

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...

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

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,...

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.

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...

'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...

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

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...

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

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.

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.