William Makepeace Thackeray
When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my buttonhole
William Makepeace ThackerayTo 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 - who can say this is not greatness?
William Makepeace ThackerayIf a man character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.
William Makepeace ThackerayIt's not dying for faith that's so hard, it's living up to it.
William Makepeace ThackerayIt is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.
William Makepeace ThackerayThis is the first test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.
William Makepeace ThackerayAttacking is the only secret. Dare and the world always yields; or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb.
William Makepeace ThackerayTo forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
William Makepeace ThackerayA good laugh is sunshine in the house.
William Makepeace ThackerayAn evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.
William Makepeace Thackeray'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel.
William Makepeace ThackerayA cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
William Makepeace ThackerayBravery never goes out of fashion.
William Makepeace ThackerayDespair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.
William Makepeace ThackerayDinner was made for eating, not for talking.
William Makepeace ThackerayThe world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
William Makepeace ThackerayMother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children
William Makepeace ThackerayLet a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.
William Makepeace ThackerayWhat 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.
William Makepeace ThackerayThere are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
William Makepeace ThackerayNext to excellence, comes the appreciation of it.
William Makepeace ThackerayPeople who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
William Makepeace ThackerayDo not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
William Makepeace ThackerayI never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
William Makepeace ThackerayFollow your honest convictions and be strong.
William Makepeace Thackeray
