William M. Thackeray
William M. Thackeray
plenty saved small though
Though small was your allowance,You saved a little store:And those who save a littleShall get a plenty more.
conquer gentlemen lose pray wins
Who misses, or who wins the prize?Go, lose and conquer as you can:But if you fail, or if you rise,Be each, pray God, a gentleman.
conquer lose pray wins
Who misses, or who wins the prize? Go, lose and conquer as you can: But if you fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman.
dying faith living
'Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard... 'Tis the living up to it that's difficult.
books-and-reading certain expansive incident intention swelling tide year
Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration, or other expansive emotions, incident upon the exodus of the old and the inauguration of the new year
economy good great management money paying people ready scarcely sparing
By economy and good management -- by a sparing use of ready money and by paying scarcely anybody, -- people can manage to make a great show with very little means.
ears hath stuff
He that hath ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
coming man pity senses whether
I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
care christmas fear sheltered tree weather whistle winds
Christmas is here: Winds whistle shrill, Icy and chill, Little care we; Little we fear Weather without, Sheltered about The Mahogany Tree
bread earn tastes
. . . it tastes well, the bread which you earn yourself.
dying faith living
It's not dying for faith that's so hard, it's living up to it.
behind days handsome hung lived poetry sage wondered
There lived a sage in days of yore,And he a handsome pigtail wore;But wondered much and sorrowed moreBecause it hung behind him.
behind days handsome hung lived poetry sage wondered
There lived a sage in days of yore, And he a handsome pigtail wore; But wondered much and sorrowed more Because it hung behind him.
bad harm knows mischief
Everyone knows the harm the bad do, but who knows the mischief done by the good?