William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes - Page 4

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• Women are jealous of cigars... they regard them as a strong rival.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Strong, Jealous, Rivals

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• What, indeed, does not that word "cheerfulness" imply? It means a contented spirit, it means a pure heart, it means a kind and loving disposition; it means humility and charity; it means a generous appreciation of others, and a modest opinion of self.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Appreciation, Heart, Mean

  "Sketches and Travels in London: To which are Added Novels by Eminent Hands, and Character Sketches".

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• Young ladies may have been crossed in love, and have had their sufferings, their frantic moments of grief and tears, their wakeful nights, and so forth; but it is only in very sentimental novels that people occupy themselves perpetually with that passion, and I believe what are called broken hearts are a very rare article indeed.

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  Disappointment, Grief, Believe

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)”, p.2988, Delphi Classics

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• Hint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody's fine feelings may be offended.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Light, Feelings, Hints

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2016). “Vanity Fair (Diversion Classics)”, p.862, Diversion Books

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• I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.

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  Anniversary, Men, Pity

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)”, p.3917, Delphi Classics

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• What stories are new? All types of all characters march through all fables.

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  Character, Stories, Fables

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1854). “The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family”, p.4

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• The moral world has no particular objection to vice, but an insuperable repugnance to hearing vice called by its proper name.

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  Names, Vices, Double Standard

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2000). “Vanity Fair: (A Modern Library E-Book)”, p.952, Modern Library

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• We pass by common objects or persons without noticing them; but the keen eye detects and notes types everywhere and among all classes.

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  Eye, Class, Common

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• Time passes, Time the consoler, Time the anodyne.

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  Time, Time Passes

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1869). “Miscellanies: The book of snobs. Sketches and travels in London. Denis Duval”, p.164

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• It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.

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  Friends, Heart, Friendly

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1871). “Miscellanies: The book of snobs. Sketches and travels in London. Denis Duval and other stories”, p.149

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• Business first; pleasure afterwards.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Firsts, Pleasure, Business First

  The Queen of Paflagonia in 'The Rose and the Ring' (1855) ch. 1

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• A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Heart, Uniforms, Lovers

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)”, p.326, Delphi Classics

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• Then sing as Martin Luther sang, As Doctor Martin Luther sang, "Who loves not wine, woman and song, He is a fool his whole life long."

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  Life, Song, Women

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1870). “Miscellanies: Catherine. Titmarsch among pictures and books. Fraser miscellanies. Christmas books. Ballads”, p.574

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• Love seems to survive life, and to reach beyond it. I think we take it with us past the grave. Do we not still give it to those who have left us? May we not hope that they feel it for us, and that we shall leave it here in one or two fond bosoms, when we also are gone?

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  Love, Past, Thinking

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1868). “The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century”, p.199

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• Vanity is often the unseen spur.

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  Vanity, Unseen, Spurs

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• Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?

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  Happiness, Joy, Desire

  Vanity Fair ch. 67 (1847 - 1848)

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• Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion. - William Makepeace Thackeray

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  Thorns, Harm, Strikes

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1872). “The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray”, p.40

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• We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make . . . pure spirits more pure.

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  Love, Heaven, Trials

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1858). “The history of Pendennis: His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy”, p.119

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• To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don't want a rose to sing.

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  Beautiful, Rose, Demand

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1854). “The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family”, p.239

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• The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected.

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  Thoughtful, Smoking, Style

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1869). “The Book of Snobs: And, Sketches and Travels in London ; [Character Sketches]”, p.242

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• There is no man that can teach us to be gentlemen better than Joseph Addison.

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  Men, Gentleman, Teach

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• We can't all be lions in this world. There must be some lambs, harmless, kindly, gregarious creatures for eating and shearing.

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  World, Lambs, Lions

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• ...the greatest tyrants over women are women.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Tyrants

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2016). “Vanity Fair”, p.554, Tyché

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• One of the greatest of a great man's qualities is success; 't is the result of all the others; 't is a latent power in him which compels the favor of the gods, and subjugates fortune.

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  Success, Men, Quality

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1869). “Henry Esmond: And Lovel the Widower”, p.159

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• Every man ought to be in love a few times in his life, and to have a smart attack of the fever. You are better for it when it is over: the better for your misfortune, if you endure it with a manly heart; how much the better for success, if you win it and a good wife into the bargain!

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  Smart, Heart, Men

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1869). “The Book of Snobs: And, Sketches and Travels in London ; [Character Sketches]”, p.273

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