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What part of confidante has th...

What part of confidante has that poor teapot played ever since the kindlyplant was introduced among us. Why myriads of women have cried over it, tobe sure! What sickbeds it has smoked by! What fevered lips have received refreshment from it! Nature meant very kindly by women when she made thetea plant; and with a little thought, what a series of pictures and groupsthe fancy may conjure up and assemble round the teapot and cup.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

It is all very well for you, w...

It is all very well for you, who have probably never seen any spiritual manifestations, to talk as you do; but if you had seen what I have witnessed you would hold a different opinion.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

Those we love can but walk dow...

Those we love can but walk down to the pier with us - the voyage we must make alone.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

What is a gentleman? It is to ...

What is a gentleman? It is to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise; and possessed of all these qualities to exercise them in the most graceful manner.

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As fits the holy Christmas bir...

As fits the holy Christmas birth, Be this, good friends, our carol still Be peace on earth, be peace on earth, To men of gentle will.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

Ho, pretty page, with the dimp...

Ho, pretty page, with the dimpled chin That never has known the barber's shear, All your wish is woman to win, This is the way that boys begin. Wait till you come to Forty Year.

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When I say that I know women, ...

When I say that I know women, I mean I know that I don't know them. Every single woman I ever knew is a puzzle to me, as, I have no doubt, she is to herself.

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Oh, Vanity of vanities! How wa...

Oh, Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are!

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

[As they say in the old legend...

[As they say in the old legends]Before a man goes to the devil himself, he sends plenty of other souls thither.

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He was always thinking of his ...

He was always thinking of his brother's soul, or of the souls of those who differed with him in opinion: it is a sort of comfort which many of the serious give themselves.

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Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which o...

Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?-Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.

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Always to be right, always to ...

Always to be right, always to trample forward, and never to doubt, are not these the great qualities with which dullness takes the lead in the world?

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Though small was your allowanc...

Though small was your allowance,
You saved a little store:
And those who save a little,
Shall get a plenty more.

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If thou hast never been a fool...

If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.

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Novels are sweets. All people ...

Novels are sweets. All people with healthy literary appetites love them-almost all women; a vast number of clever, hardheaded men.

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At certain periods of life, we...

At certain periods of life, we live years of emotion in a few weeks, and look back on those times as on great gaps between the old life and the new.

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Vanity Fair is a very vain, wi...

Vanity Fair is a very vain, wicked, foolish place, full of all sorts of humbugs and falsenesses and pretensions.

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We can't all be lions in this ...

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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Certain it is that scandal is ...

Certain it is that scandal is good brisk talk, whereas praise of one's neighbor is by no means lively hearing. An acquaintance grilled, scored, devilled, and served with mustard and cayenne pepper excites the appetite; whereas a slice of cold friend with currant jelly is but a sickly, unrelishing meat.

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When a man is in love with one...

When a man is in love with one woman in a family, it is astonishing how fond he becomes of every person connected with it.

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