William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeraywas an English novelist of the 19th century. He is famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 July 1811
mean views looks
We have only to change the point of view and the greatest action looks mean.
bitterness use feels
If I mayn't tell you what I feel, what is the use of a friend?
life song wine
Then sing as Martin Luther sang, As Doctor Martin Luther sang, "Who loves not wine, woman and song, He is a fool his whole life long."
life affection consciousness
Our great thoughts, our great affections, the truths of our life, never leave us. Surely they can not separate from our consciousness, shall follow it whithersoever that shall go, and are of their nature divine and immortal.
life pleasure inferiors
The true pleasure of life is to live with your inferiors.
cooking taverns noble
This Bouillabaisse a noble dish is - A sort of soup or broth, or brew, Or hotchpotch of all sorts of fishes, That Greenwich never could outdo; Green herbs, red peppers, mussels, saffron, Soles, onions, garlic, roach, and dace; All these you eat at Terre's tavern, In that one dish of Bouillabaisse.
love heaven trials
We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make . . . pure spirits more pure.
love cutting bread
Werther had a love for Charlotte Such as words could never utter; Would you know how first he met her? She was cutting bread and butter.
mind novelty charm
Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand.
night sky growth
The affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstalk, and reaches up to the sky in a night.
kings business next
'No business before breakfast, Glum!' says the King. 'Breakfast first, business next.'
children play childhood
Come children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.
kindness cost may
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. As Collingwood never saw a vacant place in his estate but he took an acorn out of his pocket and planted it, so deal with your compliments through life. An acorn costs nothing, but it may spread into a prodigious timber.
respect years enjoy-life
Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment of it, but be compelled to resign it after, at the most, some forty years lease