Marriage Quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray

12 Marriage quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray

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Thackeray’s 12 snippets on marriage carry his Victorian flair and satirical bite. Though short, they give a taste of his ability to expose the absurdities and sweet spots of wedlock.

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Bad husbands will make bad wives.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

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A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry WHOM SHE LIKES.

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An intelligent wife can make her home, in spite of exigencies, pretty much what she pleases.

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If people only made prudent marriages, what a stop to population there would be!

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A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry whom she likes. Only let us be thankful that the…

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Every man ought to be in love a few times in his life, and to have a smart attack of the fever.…

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Only to two or three persons in all the world are the reminiscences of a man's early youth interesting: to the parent…

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What is it to be a gentleman? Is it to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to…

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“... I regularly frequent St. George';s, Hanover Square, during the genteel marriage season; and though I have never seen the bridegroom's male…

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“Be cautious then, young ladies; be wary how you engage. Be shy of loving frankly; never tell all you feel, or (a…

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“To know nothing, or little, is in the nature of some husbands. To hide, in the nature of how many women? Oh,…

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

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Diffidence is a sort of false modesty.

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Our great thoughts, our great affections, the truths of our life, never leave us. Surely they can not separate from our consciousness, shall follow…

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Charming Alnaschar visions! it is the happy privilege of youth to construct you.

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To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight…

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An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.

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Vanity is often the unseen spur.

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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

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