Cynical Quote 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 as much…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

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

— William Makepeace Thackeray

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

— William Makepeace Thackeray

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

— William Makepeace Thackeray

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

Diffidence is a sort of false modesty.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

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

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

— William Makepeace Thackeray

To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity is often the unseen spur.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

— William Makepeace Thackeray