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
women angel thinking
'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel.
thoughtful smoking style
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.
children play desire
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.
littles allowance stores
Though small was your allowance, You saved a little store: And those who save a little, Shall get a plenty more.
food smell hot
Presently, we were aware of an odour gradually coming towards us, something musky, fiery, savoury, mysterious, - a hot drowsy smell, that lulls the senses, and yet enflames them, - the truffles were coming.
skeletons house
There is a skeleton in every house.
christmas glasses praying
Pray, dear madam, another glass; it is Christmas time, it will do you no harm.
friends wise surly
Choose a good disagreeable friend, if you be wise--a surly, steady, economical, rigid fellow.
brother sick bells
Oh, brother wearers of motley, are there not moments when one grows sick of grinning and trembling and the jingling of cap and bells?
fate honor training
Lucky he who has been educated to bear his fate, whatsoever it may be, by an early example of uprightness, and a childish training in honor.
leadership book greatness
Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books and in life, that is the most wholesome society; learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what great men admire.
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.
beautiful art stars
For his part, every beauty of art or nature made him thankful as well as happy, and that the pleasure to be had in listening to fine music, as in looking at the stars in the sky, or at a beautiful landscape or picture, was a benefit for which we might thank Heaven as sincerely as for any other worldly blessing.
kindness proud disagree
Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with proud stomachs.