William M. Thackeray
William M. Thackeray
character man nobody relative
If a man character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.
great man met persuasion whenever
Whenever he met a great man he groveled before him, and my-lorded him as only a free-born Briton can do.
easily english-novelist man worthy
Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! -- what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
coming man pity senses whether
I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
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.
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.
ambition courage endure gained greater heart hostile intrigue lost tire
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
blew brains passion silly
So he sighed and pined and ogled,And his passion boiled and bubbled,Till he blew his silly brains out,And no more was by it troubled.
blew brains passion silly till
So he sighed and pined and ogled, And his passion boiled and bubbled, Till he blew his silly brains out, And no more was by it troubled.
absurd born far haughty ladies lady laughed looks pedigree people princess reaching sensible themselves
She looks so haughty that I should have thought her a princess at the very least, with a pedigree reaching as far back as the Deluge. But this lady was no better born than many other ladies who give themselves airs; and all sensible people laughed at her absurd pretensions.
expenses gentleman lives question word
When we say of a gentleman that he lives elegantly on nothing a year, we use the word "nothing" to signify something unknown; meaning, simply, that we don't know how the gentleman in question defrays the expenses of his establishment.
destinies life nursery training
Life is the soul's nursery - Its training place for the destinies of eternity.
conviction gone great mind purpose work
I have long gone about with a conviction on my mind that I had a work to do -- a Work, if you like, with a great W; a Purpose to fulfil.