When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my buttonhole.

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

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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...

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar...

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar...

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...

To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is...

To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is...

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

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.

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...

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,...

'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

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...

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of...

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of...

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.

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.

'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...

'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...

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.

Humor is wit and love.

Humor is wit and love.

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a...

I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a...