Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray Download Open image ““Long brooding over those lost pleasures exaggerates their charm and sweetness.”” — William Makepeace Thackeray ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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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. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Our great thoughts, our great affections, the truths of our life, never leave us. Surely they can not separate from our consciousness, shall follow… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Charming Alnaschar visions! it is the happy privilege of youth to construct you. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
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An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
