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Giving Quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray
- At that comfortable tavern on Pontchartrain we had a bouillabaisse than which a better was never eaten at Marseilles; and not the least headache in…
- What a dignity it gives an old lady, that balance at the bankers! How tenderly we look at her faults if she is a relative;…
- Nature has written a letter of credit upon some men's faces that is honored wherever presented. You cannot help trusting such men. Their very presence…
- Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books and in life,…
- 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…
- 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…
- The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
- What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him…
- A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her, if she has a plain face. What folly…
- The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn…
More Giving Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi