"Nature has written a letter of credit upon……" — William Makepeace Thackeray
"Nature has written a letter of credit upon some men's faces that is honored wherever presented. You cannot help trusting such men. Their very presence gives confidence. There is promise to pay in their faces which gives confidence and you prefer it to another man's endorsement. Character is credit."
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William Makepeace Thackeray
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183 Quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray has 183 quotes on this site.
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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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When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father.…
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And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
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If you're living in your time, you cannot help but to write about the things that are important.
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I'm just going to write because I cannot help it.
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I cannot help but notice that there is no problem between us that cannot be solved by your departure.
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You love simply because you cannot help it.
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You think that your silence on certain topics, perhaps in the face of injustice, or unkindness, or mean-spiritedness, causes others…
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We have all been hearing from childhood of such things as love, peace, charity, equality, and universal brotherhood; but they…
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