You, who are ashamed of your poverty, and blush for your calling, are a snob; as are you who boast of your wealth. William Makepeace Thackeray More Quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray More Quotes From William Makepeace Thackeray When [men] see a pretty woman, and feel the delicious madness of love coming over them, they always stop to calculate her temper, her money, their own money, or suitableness for the married life.... Ha, ha, ha! Let us fool in this way no more. I have been in love forty-three times with all ranks and conditions of women, and would have married every time if they would have let me. How many wives had King Solomon, the wisest of men? And is not that story a warning to us that Love is master of the wisest? It is only fools who defy him. William Makepeace Thackeray kingslovemen The best of women are hypocrites. William Makepeace Thackeray deceithypocrite What will a man not do when frantic with love? To what baseness will he not demean himself? What pangs will he not make others suffer, so that he may ease his selfish heart? William Makepeace Thackeray selfishheartlove Almost all women will give a sympathizing hearing to men who are in love. Be they ever so old, they grow young again with that conversation, and renew their own early times. William Makepeace Thackeray womenlove-isgiving Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish. Alas, the heart hardens as the blood ceases to run. The cold snow strikes down from the head, and checks the glow of feeling. Who wants to survive into old age after abdicating all his faculties one by one, and be sans teeth, sans eyes, sans memory, sans hope, sans sympathy? William Makepeace Thackeray selfishrunningmemories A man is seldom more manly than when he is what you call unmanned,--the source of his emotion is championship, pity, and courage; the instinctive desire to cherish those who are innocent and unhappy, and defend those who are tender and weak. William Makepeace Thackeray tearsunhappymen So they pass away: friends, kindred, the dearest-loved, grown people, aged, infants. As we go on the down-hill journey, the mile-stones are grave-stones, and on each more and more names are written; unless haply you live beyond man's common age, when friends have dropped off, and, tottering, and feeble, and unpitied, you reach the terminus alone. William Makepeace Thackeray journeynamesmen Presently, we were aware of an odour gradually coming towards us, something musky, fiery, savoury, mysterious, - a hot drowsy smell, that lulls the senses, and yet enflames them, - the truffles were coming. William Makepeace Thackeray smellhotfood The world is good natured to people who are good natured. William Makepeace Thackeray positivepeopleworld All is vanity, nothing is fair. William Makepeace Thackeray fairsvanity 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 writinginspiringlying I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses. William Makepeace Thackeray pityanniversarymen Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural. William Makepeace Thackeray wickedrevengemay Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life happier if you do. William Makepeace Thackeray dinnerlifeyears 'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel. William Makepeace Thackeray womenangelthinking Some cynical Frenchman has said that there are two parties to a love-transaction: the one who loves and the other who condescends to be so treated. William Makepeace Thackeray cynicalpartytwo It's a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills. William Makepeace Thackeray grumblingcomfortpeople Follow your honest convictions and be strong. William Makepeace Thackeray being-strongstay-stronginspirational Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the tea generally taste of boiled boots? William Makepeace Thackeray coffeedoetea 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. William Makepeace Thackeray playdesirechildren
