The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their courts is forever in a passion.

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

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

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

I would rather make my name than inherit 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.

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...