William Makepeace Thackeray was a famous Novelist from England, who lived between July 18, 1811 and December 24, 1863. He/she became 52 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective.
Our collection contains 31 quotes who is written / told by William.
"I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses"
"It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit"
"It is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be sometimes a Snob"
"A good laugh is sunshine in the house"
"A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a handsome fool is irresistible"
"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children"
"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"
"Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?"
"It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England"
"It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all"
"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!"
"I would rather make my name than inherit it"
"Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society"
"Follow your honest convictions and be strong"
"Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies"
"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"
"Dinner was made for eating, not for talking"
"Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you"
"Bravery never goes out of fashion"
"An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through"
"To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best"
"There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa"
"There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write"
"The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face"
"The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new"
"The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their courts is forever in a passion"
"Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman"
"People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited"
"People hate as they love, unreasonably"
"Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish"
