To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained…

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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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.

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...

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

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

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Humor is wit and love.

Humor is wit and love.

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.

Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.

Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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?

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

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

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

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...

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...