"A good laugh is sunshine in a house." — William Makepeace Thackeray
"A good laugh is sunshine in a house."
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William Makepeace Thackeray
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183 Quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray
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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…
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At that comfortable tavern on Pontchartrain we had a bouillabaisse than which a better was never eaten at Marseilles; and…
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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…
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The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates…
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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…
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What a dignity it gives an old lady, that balance at the bankers! How tenderly we look at her faults…
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Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent…
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For his part, every beauty of art or nature made him thankful as well as happy, and that the pleasure…
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O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy…
— Saint Augustine
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A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.
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Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed…
— Henry Adams
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He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual…
— Isaac Barrow
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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
— Joseph Addison
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Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.
— Josh Billings
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Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as…
— Anthony Bourdain
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I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's…
— Jo Brand
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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the…
— Thomas Carlyle
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Childhood itself is scarcely more lovely than a cheerful, kindly, sunshiny old age.
— Lydia M. Child
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You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure…
— Lydia M. Child
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Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be…
— James Freeman Clarke
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