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• Hint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody's fine feelings may be offended.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Light, Feelings, Hints

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2016). “Vanity Fair (Diversion Classics)”, p.862, Diversion Books

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• Love seems to survive life, and to reach beyond it. I think we take it with us past the grave. Do we not still give it to those who have left us? May we not hope that they feel it for us, and that we shall leave it here in one or two fond bosoms, when we also are gone?

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  Love, Past, Thinking

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1868). “The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century”, p.199

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• To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don't want a rose to sing.

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  Beautiful, Rose, Demand

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1854). “The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family”, p.239

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• If a man's character is to be abused, say what you will, there's nobody like a relative to do the business.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Character, Men, Abuse

  'Vanity Fair' (1847-8) ch. 19

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• All is vanity, look you; and so the preacher is vanity too.

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  Vanity, Looks, Preacher

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1872). “The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray”, p.264

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• What, indeed, does not that word "cheerfulness" imply? It means a contented spirit, it means a pure heart, it means a kind and loving disposition; it means humility and charity; it means a generous appreciation of others, and a modest opinion of self.

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  Appreciation, Heart, Mean

  "Sketches and Travels in London: To which are Added Novels by Eminent Hands, and Character Sketches".

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• It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.

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  Friends, Heart, Friendly

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1871). “Miscellanies: The book of snobs. Sketches and travels in London. Denis Duval and other stories”, p.149

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• What stories are new? All types of all characters march through all fables.

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  Character, Stories, Fables

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1854). “The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family”, p.4

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• A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one.

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  Heart, Uniforms, Lovers

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)”, p.326, Delphi Classics

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• Business first; pleasure afterwards.

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  Firsts, Pleasure, Business First

  The Queen of Paflagonia in 'The Rose and the Ring' (1855) ch. 1

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• The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected.

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  Thoughtful, Smoking, Style

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1869). “The Book of Snobs: And, Sketches and Travels in London ; [Character Sketches]”, p.242

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• We pass by common objects or persons without noticing them; but the keen eye detects and notes types everywhere and among all classes.

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  Eye, Class, Common

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• We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make . . . pure spirits more pure.

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  Love, Heaven, Trials

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1858). “The history of Pendennis: His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy”, p.119

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• A man is seldom more manly than when he is what you call unmanned,--the source of his emotion is championship, pity, and courage; the instinctive desire to cherish those who are innocent and unhappy, and defend those who are tender and weak.

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  Men, Tears, Unhappy

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1869). “Miscellanies: The four Georges. The English humorists. Roundabout papers”, p.130

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• Vanity is often the unseen spur.

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  Vanity, Unseen, Spurs

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• Time passes, Time the consoler, Time the anodyne.

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  Time, Time Passes

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1869). “Miscellanies: The book of snobs. Sketches and travels in London. Denis Duval”, p.164

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• There is no man that can teach us to be gentlemen better than Joseph Addison.

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  Men, Gentleman, Teach

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• Every man ought to be in love a few times in his life, and to have a smart attack of the fever. You are better for it when it is over: the better for your misfortune, if you endure it with a manly heart; how much the better for success, if you win it and a good wife into the bargain!

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  Smart, Heart, Men

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1869). “The Book of Snobs: And, Sketches and Travels in London ; [Character Sketches]”, p.273

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• Alas! we are the sport of destiny.

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  Sports, Destiny, Alas

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1870). “Miscellanies: Prose and Verse”, p.52

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• When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my buttonhole.

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  Flower, Journey, Hiking

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• Who has not seen how women bully women? What tortures have men to endure compared to those daily repeated shafts of scorn and cruelty with which poor women are riddled by the tyrants of their sex?

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  Sex, Men, Tyrants

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1848). “Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero”, p.111

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• As an occupation in declining years, I declare I think saving is useful, amusing and not unbecoming. It must be a perpetual amusement. It is a game that can be played by day, by night, at home and abroad, and at which you must win in the long run. . . . What an interest it imparts to life!.

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  Running, Home, Winning

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)”, p.6938, Delphi Classics

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• The best of women are hypocrites.

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  Hypocrite, Deceit

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• An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.

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  Believe, Found, Percentages

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2015). “The Book of Snobs”, p.4, Booklassic

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• Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?-Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.

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  Children, Play, Desire

  Vanity Fair ch. 67 (1847 - 1848)

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