Quotes by : William Makepeace Thackeray

It is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be sometimes a Snob.

let me whisper my belief, entre nous, that of those eminent philosophers who cry out against parsons....

Here is a minute. It may be my love is dead, but here is a minute to kneel over the grave and pray by....

think of the condition of Europe for twenty years before, where people were fighting, not by thousands,....

The wicked are wicked, no doubt, and they go astray and they fall, and they come by their deserts; but....

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

Sorrows of Werther William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–63) WERTHER had a love for Charlotte Such as....

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

I have long gone about with a conviction on my mind that I had a work to do—a Work, if you like, with....

Here’s a 165-year old but still fitting comment on public officials who are so sure they’re right....