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William Makepeace Thackeray

(1811–1863) Prose Writer United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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William Makepeace Thackeray was a prose writer from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for Vanity Fair.

Quick Facts About William Makepeace Thackeray

Born: July 18, 1811
Died: December 24, 1863
Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Profession: Prose Writer
Notable works: Vanity Fair
Known for: Vanity Fair, The Luck of Barry Lyndon
Spouse: Isabella Gethen Creagh Shawe

About William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray

“To those great geniuses now in petticoats, who shall write novels for the beloved reader's children, these men and things will be…

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Books

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When one fib becomes due as it were, you must forge another to take up the old acceptance; and so the stock…

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Acceptance

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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the…

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Attacking

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As nature made every man with a nose and eyes of his own, she gave him a character of his own, too;…

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Apes

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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…

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Able

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Diffidence is a sort of false modesty.

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Diffidence

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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,…

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Affection

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

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Castles in the air

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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…

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Age

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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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Believe

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Vanity is often the unseen spur.

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Inspirational

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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

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Good laugh

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Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand.

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Charm

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“Picture to yourself, O fair young reader, a worldly, selfish, graceless, thankless, religionless old woman, writhing in pain and fear, and without…

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Books

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Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration, or other expansive emotions, incident upon the…

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Books

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Cheerfulness means a contented spirit, a pure heart, a kind and loving disposition; it means humility and ~ charity, a generous appreciation…

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Appreciate

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Taste is something quite different from fashion, superior to fashion.

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Different

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“No, you are not worthy of the love which I have devoted to you. I knew all along that the prize I…

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Life

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

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Compatible

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One of the greatest of a great man's qualities is success; 't is the result of all the others; 't is a…

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Excellence

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One tires of a page of which every sentence sparkles with points, of a sentimentalist who is always pumping the tears from…

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Eye

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“What part of confidante has that poor teapot played ever since the kindly plant was introduced among us! Why myriads of women…

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Tea

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“It may be whispered to those uninitiated people who are anxious to know the habits and make the acquaintance of men of…

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Books

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Ah vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of fate are, How very weak the very wise, How very small the very…

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Destiny

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“Oh, be humble, my brother, in your prosperity! Whose virtue is a deficiency of temptation, whose success may be a chance, whose…

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Character

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William Makepeace Thackeray by topic

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