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
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.
love heart ifs
If there is no love more in yonder heart, it is but a corpse unburied.
party two cynical
Some cynical Frenchman has said that there are two parties to a love-transaction: the one who loves and the other who condescends to be so treated.
positive people world
The world is good natured to people who are good natured.
love hate people
People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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.
vanity fairs
All is vanity, nothing is fair.
conceited self laughing
People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
littles chapters seems
Are not there little chapters in everybody's life, that seem to be nothing, and yet affect all the rest of the history?
doubt quality world
Always to be right, always to trample forward, and never to doubt, are not these the great qualities with which dullness takes the lead in the world?
inspirational being-strong stay-strong
Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
anniversary men pity
I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
flower journey hiking
When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my buttonhole.
writing two familiar
The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new.