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
vanity unseen spurs
Vanity is often the unseen spur.
character men giving
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.
love fool littles
Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
love men persons
When a man is in love with one woman in a family, it is astonishing how fond he becomes of every person connected with it.
wise men fool
If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
leadership book greatness
Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books and in life, that is the most wholesome society; learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what great men admire.
flower heaven grace
A good woman is the loveliest flower that blooms under heaven; and we look with love and wonder upon its silent grace, its pure fragrance, its delicate bloom of beauty.
happiness book chaps
How hard it is to make an Englishman acknowledge that he is happy! Pendennis. Book ii. Chap. xxxi.
names snobbish snob
That which we call a snob by any other name would still be snobbish.
beautiful eye hair
Where is truth, forsooth, and who knoweth it? Is Beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so? Does Venus squint? Has she got a splay-foot, red hair, and a crooked back? Anoint my eyes, good Fairy Puck, so that I may ever consider the Beloved Object a paragon! Above all, keep on anointing my mistress's dainty peepers with the very strongest ointment, so that my noddle may ever appear lovely to her, and that she may continue to crown my honest ears with fresh roses!
class safety looks
It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England.
death im-sorry dying
Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
inspirational attitude names
I would rather make my name than inherit it.
selfish selfishness next
Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.