'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

Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration,...

Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration,...

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.

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

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...

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

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...

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...

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.

'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...

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...

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...

'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.

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone...

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone...

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

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...

God how I hate new countries: They are older than the old, more sophisticated, much...

God how I hate new countries: They are older than the old, more sophisticated, much...

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person...

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person...