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William Makepeace Thackeray has 191 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the tea generally taste of boiled boots?
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Certain corpuscles, denominated Christmas Books, with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration, or other expansive emotions, incident upon the…
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At that comfortable tavern on Pontchartrain we had a bouillabaisse than which a better was never eaten at Marseilles; and not the…
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Life is soul's nursery- its training place for the destinies of eternity.
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What stories are new? All types of all characters march through all fables.
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There is no good in living in a society where you are merely the equal of everybody else. The true pleasure of…
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The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style…
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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He first selected the smallest one...and then bowed his head as though he were saying grace. Opening his mouth very wide, he…
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What a dignity it gives an old lady, that balance at the bankers! How tenderly we look at her faults if she…
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Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
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For his part, every beauty of art or nature made him thankful as well as happy, and that the pleasure to be…
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Good, honest, hardheaded character is a function of the home. If the proper seed is sown there and properly nourished for a…
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They don't like anyone who isn't Korean, and they don't like each other all that much, either. They're hardheaded, hard-drinking, tough little…
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Novels are sweets. All people with healthy literary appetites love them-almost all women; a vast number of clever, hardheaded men.
— William Makepeace Thackeray
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When you go through difficult times, make sure you pass the test. Don’t be stubborn and hardheaded. Recognize that God is refining…
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Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the…
— Edward Abbey
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You are who you are. I know you. You believe that? "Yea but--" "You're Eve Dallas. You're the love of my life.…
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Mind control won't work on those who are really hardheaded. You know… Creatures like you.
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Don't wait for the muse. As I've said, he's a hardheaded guy who's not susceptible to a lot of creative fluttering. This…
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It is a known fact that men are practical, hardheaded realists, in contrast to women, who are romantic dreamers and actually believe…
— Unknown Author
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It's hard to explain to someone who doesn't want to know the truth,hard to accept the reality and no cares about others.
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Hardheaded perfectionist sadly lives in his expectations. While open-minded realist happily lives...
— Milana May
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