Quotes by : William Makepeace Thackeray

A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her....

When one fib becomes due as it were, you must forge another to take up the old acceptance; and so the....

People hate as they love, unreasonably.

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it....

It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit.

To love and win is the best thing.To love and lose, the next best.

Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?

A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her, if she has a plain....

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children and here was one who was worshipping....

It is from the level of calamities ... that we learn impressive and useful lessons.