William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Mother's Day, God, Mother

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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Next, Excellence

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Good, Sunshine, Laugh

An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Evil, Person, Through

When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
William Makepeace Thackeray

A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a handsome fool is irresistible.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Successful, Fool, Ugly

It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Hope, Reality, Real

Bravery never goes out of fashion.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Fashion, Bravery, Goes

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.
William Makepeace Thackeray

New Year's, Made, Talking

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Attitude, Humor, Good

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Thoughts, Write, Within

Let 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 Thackeray

Life, Remember, Sometimes

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Looking, Reflection, Face

Do 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 Thackeray

Live, Goal, Succeed

It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Love, Best, Doubt

Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
William Makepeace Thackeray

Mind, Keep, Forgotten

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

Two, Familiar, Author

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Happy, Sorry, Young

I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Whether, Knew, Coming

I would rather make my name than inherit it.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Rather, Name, Inherit

Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Selfish, Young, Old

People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Good, Despair, Promise

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Strong, Honest, Follow

If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader!
William Makepeace Thackeray

History, Down, Thoughts

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Biography

Nationality: English

Born: July 18, 1811

Died: December 24, 1863

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