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Say Quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray
- 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,…
- Which, I wonder, brother reader, is the better lot, to die prosperous and famous, or poor and disappointed? To have, and to be forced to…
- To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
- When I say that I know women, I mean I know that I don't know them. Every single woman I ever knew is a puzzle…
- [As they say in the old legends]Before a man goes to the devil himself, he sends plenty of other souls thither.
- If you take temptations into account, who is to say that he is better than his neighbor?
- The unambitious sluggard pretends that the eminence is not worth attaining, declines altogether the struggle, and calls himself a philosopher. I say he is a…
- The world is full of love and pity, I say. Had there been less suffering, there would have been less kindness.
- Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
- If a man's character is to be abused, say what you will, there's nobody like a relative to do the business.
- To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted my no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost…
- To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost…
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