What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes.

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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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.

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...

Humor is wit and love.

Humor is wit and love.

People hate as they love, unreasonably.

People hate as they love, unreasonably.

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...

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till...

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till...

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.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

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.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

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.

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...

'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 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...

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

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...