"What woman, however old, has not the bridal-favours……" — William Makepeace Thackeray
"What woman, however old, has not the bridal-favours and raiment stowed away, and packed in lavender, in the inmost cupboards of her heart?"
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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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More Bridal Quotes
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Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.
— Antisthenes
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I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to…
— Vera Wang
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If a man works like a horse for his money, there are a lot of girls anxious to take him…
— Marty Allen
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I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had…
— Charles Dickens
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It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with, other than bathe her in a bridal glow…
— James Wolcott
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Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, / The bridal of the earth and sky...
— George Herbert
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There was no relationship between a wedding dress and fashion. There was no good taste, either. I realized that I…
— Vera Wang
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I've thought about it a hundred times. I even buy bridal magazines sometimes. I want David Tutera to do my…
— Marlen Esparza
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Christians are meant to have the same vocation as their King, that of cross-bearers. It is this conscience of a…
— Richard Wurmbrand
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Designing bridal is perfect for me, because black is my least favorite color, if you could call it a color.
— Lela Rose
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If you've chosen someone to be in your bridal party, she should be a good enough friend that she does…
— Georgina Chapman
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Bell, thou soundest merrily, When the bridal party To the church doth hie! Bell, thou soundest solemnly, When, on Sabbath…
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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