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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Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

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...

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 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...

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

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 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...

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

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?

People hate as they love, unreasonably.

People hate as they love, unreasonably.

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

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.

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.

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

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...

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.

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.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

A little appreciation and a good morning goes a long way to building a good...

A little appreciation and a good morning goes a long way to building a good...

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...