People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

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...

People hate as they love, unreasonably.

People hate as they love, unreasonably.

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...

Bravery never goes out of fashion

Bravery never goes out of fashion

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...

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.

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...

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...

Humor is wit and love.

Humor is wit and love.

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...

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.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

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...

'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...

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

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...

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...