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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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

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.

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...

'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...

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.

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...

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...

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted...

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted...

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...

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

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

'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...

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

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...

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...

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of...

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of...

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...