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
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.
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
soul life-is nursery
Life is the soul's nursery.
love life dream
It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.
life-is pleasure where-you-are
There is no good in living in a society where you are merely the equal of everybody else. The true pleasure of life is to live with your inferiors.
life years dinner
Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life happier if you do.
life success men
Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.
life mirrors return
Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
love life relationship
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
life habit motive
No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
years water people
We should pay as much reverence to youth as we should to age; there are points in which you young folks are altogether our superiors: and I can't help constantly crying out to persons of my own years, when busied about their young people--leave them alone; don't be always meddling with their affairs, which they can manage for themselves; don't be always insisting upon managing their boats, and putting your oars in the water with theirs.
inspirational funny success
Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.