There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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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

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...

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.

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.

'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.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

People hate as they love, unreasonably.

People hate as they love, unreasonably.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.

There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.

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

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of...

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of...

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...

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...