'Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment of it, but be compelled to resign it after, at the most, some forty years' lease

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Respect Quotes

'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

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

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...

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.

Bravery never goes out of fashion

Bravery never goes out of fashion

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

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.

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.

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 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...

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...

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

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...

Humor is wit and love.

Humor is wit and love.

I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.

I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.

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...

A man's brain has a more difficult time shifting from thinking to feeling than a...

A man's brain has a more difficult time shifting from thinking to feeling than a...

In retrospect, it is evident that the emphasis on 'man as enemy' deflected attention away...

In retrospect, it is evident that the emphasis on 'man as enemy' deflected attention away...